Ali Khamenei
Birth date
July 17, 1939
Death date
February 28, 2026
Place of birth
Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
Profession
Acting
Age
86 years
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.
Also known as
Sayyid Ali Hosseini KhameneiAyatollah Khameneiسید علی حسینی خامنهایAyatollah Ali Khameneiآیت الله خامنهای
