Explore the life and impact of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the cleric who shaped modern Islamic Iran and its turbulent politics.

The successor to Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, Ali Khamenei embodied the Islamic Republic, setting its political course both domestically and abroad. Over the course of his rule,…

Explore the life and impact of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the cleric who shaped modern Islamic Iran and its turbulent politics.

Supreme leader of Iran who maintained theocratic rule at home and an anti-western axis of resistance in the Middle East

Born in Mashhad and Jailed Repeatedly for Opposing the Shah, Ali Khamenei Rose Through the Clerical Ranks After the Islamic Revolution, Became Iran's Supreme Leader Following…