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Ruhollah Khomeini | |||||||||
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روحالله خمینی | |||||||||
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| 1st Supreme Leader of Iran | |||||||||
| In office 3 December 1979 – 3 June 1989 | |||||||||
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| Preceded by | Office established;Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (as Shah of Iran) | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ali Khamenei | ||||||||
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| Born | Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi 24 September 1902 Khomeyn, Qajar dynasty | ||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1989 (aged 86) Tehran, Iran | ||||||||
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Khadijeh Saqafi (m. 1929) | ||||||||
| Relations | Khomeini family | ||||||||
| Children | 7, including Mostafa, Zahra, Farideh, and Ahmad | ||||||||
| Education | Qom Seminary | ||||||||
| Occupation | Politician | ||||||||
| Profession | Religious Leader, Revolutionary | ||||||||
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| Website | imam-khomeini | ||||||||
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Persian: روحالله خمینی, pronounced [ɾuːholˈlɒːhe xomejˈniː] (
listen) born Sayyed Ruhollah Mustafavi Khomeini, 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) also known as Imam Khomeini was a Iranian politician, revolutionary and religious leader who was the 1st Supreme Leader of Iran. He was also the Leader of the Islamic Revolution from January 1978 until his victory in the revolution in February 1979 and the Iran–Iraq War from 1980 to 1988.
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