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.
- Occupation
- Islamic jurist, politician, translator, writer
- Position held
- Supreme Leader of Iran, Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, President of Iran, Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces
- Citizenship
- Pahlavi Iran, Iran
- Born
- April 19, 1939
- Died
- February 28, 2026
