Ruhollah Khomeini
Acting · 86 years old
Khomeyn, Persia
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.
Known For
Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
Self (archive footage)
Iran, Utopia in the Making
Self
Stronger Than a Bullet
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Der Schah und der Ayatollah
Self (archive footage)
1979 - The Year Of The Islamist Revolution
Self (archive footage)
Coup 53
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Before the Revolution
Self (archive footage)
HyperNormalisation
Self (archive footage)
All Three of Us
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Queen and the Coup
Self (archive footage)
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
History 101
Self (archive footage)
Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge
Self (archive footage)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Inhumanities II: Modern Atrocities
Self (archive footage)
1979: Big Bang of the Present
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Fatal News
Self (archive footage)
Khomeini
Self (archive footage)