Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 17, 1939
Died
February 28, 2026 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
Also Known As
- Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei
- Ayatollah Khamenei
- سید علی حسینی خامنهای
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- آیت الله خامنهای
Ali Khamenei
Biography
Ali Hosseini Khamenei (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian cleric and politician who served as the supreme leader of Iran since 1989, the second person to hold the position. He had previously served as the president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. His tenure as supreme leader, spanning 36 years, made him the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East and the longest-serving Iranian leader since Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
