Ali Khamenei

Ali Khamenei

Acting
Born 1939-07-17 - Died 2026-02-28Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran

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.

Movies (9)

How Khamenei Was Killed – The Attack in Iran

How Khamenei Was Killed – The Attack in Iran

2026Movie
Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge
6.7

Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge

2024Movie6.7
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
6.6

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

2019Movie6.6
A Dying King: The Shah of Iran
6.3

A Dying King: The Shah of Iran

2017Movie6.3
Bazm-e Razm

Bazm-e Razm

2017Movie
Inside the Iranian Uprising

Inside the Iranian Uprising

2023Movie
The Green Wave
7.7

The Green Wave

2012Movie7.7
A Question of Eligibility
0.5

A Question of Eligibility

2009Movie0.5
Letters from Iran
7.0

Letters from Iran

2011Movie7.0

TV Shows (5)

Dispatches
6.5

Dispatches

1987Series6.5
PBS News Hour
5.7

PBS News Hour

1975Series5.7
Das Sonntagsinterview

Das Sonntagsinterview

1980Series
House of Saud: A Family at War
7.7

House of Saud: A Family at War

2018Series7.7
Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia
2.0

Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

2018Series2.0