Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini[a] (17 May 1900 or 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian Islamist revolutionary, politician and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of …

Feb 20, 2025 · Ruhollah Khomeini (born September 24, 1902 [see Researcher’s Note], Khomeyn, Iran—died June 3, 1989, Tehrān) was an Iranian Shiʿi cleric who led the revolution that …

Apr 2, 2014 · Ayatollah Khomeini became the supreme religious leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, following many years of resistance to Shah Pahlavi. Following his appointment...

Ruhollah Khomeini's life in exile was the period that Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini spent from 1964 to 1979 in Turkey, Iraq and France, after Mohamed Reza Shah Pahlavi had …

Jun 3, 2016 · When Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic in Iran, was buried in 1989, three days after his death on June 3, all international phone lines in the country were cut …

Oct 7, 2024 · Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian Islamic revolutionary, politician, and religious leader. He became the first Supreme Leader of Iran, serving from 1979 until his death …

Mar 9, 2025 · Ayatollah Khomeini, on June 3, 1989, after eleven days in hospital for an operation to stop internal bleeding, lapsed into a critical condition and died. Ayatollah Khomeini in his 10 …

Jan 19, 2025 · Ruhollah Khomeini, orig. Ruhollah Musavi, (born September 24, 1902, Khomeyn, Iran—died June 3, 1989, Tehrān), Shīʿite cleric and leader of Iran (1979–89). While his birth …

Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (Persian: رُوحَاللَّهُ خِمٌّینَی, romanized: Rūḥallāh Khumaynī, pronounced [ɾuːholˈlɒːhe xomejˈniː] (listen); 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian …

Jun 8, 2018 · Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the leader of the Islamic revolution in Iran. He came to power in 1979 in a violent storm of religious fervor. Muslims in Iran and throughout the …