Ruhollah Khomeini - Wikipedia He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the main leader of the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and served as the first supreme leader of Iran, the highest-ranking political and religious authority of the Islamic Republic until his death in 1989
Ruhollah Khomeini | Biography, Exile, Revolution, Facts . . . Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the architect of the Iranian Revolution and the first leader (rahbar) of the Islamic republic established in 1979 He articulated the concept of velāyat-e faqīh (“guardianship of the jurist”) using a historical basis, which underlay Iran ’s Islamic republic
Ruhollah Khomeini - Simple English Wikipedia, the free . . . Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (Persian: رُوحَاللَّهُ خِمٌّینَی, romanized: Rūḥallāh Khumaynī, pronounced [ɾuːholˈlɒːhe xomejˈniː] (); 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian politician, revolutionary and religious leader who was the 1st Supreme Leader of Iran
Ruhollah Khomeini - Supreme Leader of Iran, Age and Children Ruhollah Khomeini, born on September 22, 1902, in Khomein, Iran, was a prominent Shiite cleric and the political leader of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 He emerged as a vehement critic of Shah Pahlavi’s regime, advocating for a return to Islamic principles and opposing Western influences in Iran
Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah - Encyclopedia. com Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a Shi'i Muslim cleric and instructor, played a central role in the Iranian Revolution of 1978 to 1979 and orchestrated the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran