Ruhollah Khomeini
Born September 24, 1902 (Age: 123)
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Khomeyn, Persia
Biography
Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini (17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the end of the Persian monarchy. Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's first supreme leader, a position created in the constitution of the Islamic Republic as the highest-ranking political and religious authority of the nation, which he held until his death. Most of his period in power was taken up by the Iran–Iraq War of 1980–1988. He was succeeded by Ali Khamenei on 4 June 1989.
Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini (17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the end of the Persian monarchy. Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's first supreme leader, a position created in the constitution of the Islamic Republic as the highest-ranking political and religious authority of the nation, which he held until his death. Most of his period in power was taken up by the Iran–Iraq War of 1980–1988. He was succeeded by Ali Khamenei on 4 June 1989.
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Filmography
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Mostashregh
2019
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 117
Khomeini
2019
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 116
37 Days
2011
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 108
From Tehran to Cairo
2011
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 108
Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
2002
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 99
Holy Crime
1994
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 91
Desert Storm: The War Begins
1991
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 88
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 87
Inhumanities II: Modern Atrocities
1989
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 86
Rockin' Ronnie
1986
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 83
Iran, Utopia in the Making
1980
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as Self
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Age: 77