Ruhollah Khomeini | |
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روحالله خمینی | |
![]() Khomeini in 1938 | |
1st Supreme Leader of Iran | |
In office 3 December 1979 – 3 June 1989[a] | |
President |
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Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Office established;
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (as Shah of Iran) |
Succeeded by | Ali Khamenei |
Personal details | |
Born | Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi 24 September 1902 Khomeyn, Qajar dynasty |
Died | 3 June 1989 Tehran, Iran | (aged 86)
Resting place | Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini |
Spouse(s) | |
Relations | Khomeini family |
Children | 7, including Mostafa, Zahra, Farideh, and Ahmad |
Education | Qom Seminary |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Religious Leader, Revolutionary |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | imam-khomeini |
Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (Persian: روحالله خمینی, romanized: Rūḥallāh Khumaynī, pronounced [ɾuːholˈlɒːhe xomejˈniː] (listen); 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) 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.
Khomeini died of intestinal cancer and a heart attack[1] in Tehran on 3 June 1989, at the age of 86. He was succeeded by Ali Khamenei on July 17, 1939
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