Iran / Persia: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (1939- ), 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran (1989- ). Photo by Sajed.ir (CC BY-SA 3.0 License)

Ali Hosseini Khamenei is the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran and a Shia Cleric. Ali Khamenei succeeded Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian Revolution, after Khomeini's death, being elected as the new Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts on 4 June 1989.

He had also served as the President of Iran from 1981 to 1989.

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