Ali Khamenei
✶April 19, 1939
†February 28, 2026
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✶April 19, 1939
†February 28, 2026
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Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in 2026. A member of the Khamenei family who held the title Grand Ayatollah, he previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. His 36-year tenure as supreme leader made him the longest-serving head of state in West Asia at the time of his death.
cleric and former Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 (1939–2026)
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