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Khomeyn (Persian: خمين) [a] is a city in the Central District of Khomeyn County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4]
He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the main leader of the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and ended the Iranian monarchy. Born in Khomeyn, in what is now Iran's Markazi province, his father was murdered in 1903 when Khomeini was two years old
2 days ago · Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Shi’i cleric who led the revolution that overthrew the shah in 1979. His active opposition to the shah, his theories of Islamic governance, and his networking while in exile helped foster the Islamic republic in 1979 and earn him the position of Iran’s leader until his death in 1989.
Ruhollah Khomeini, orig. Ruhollah Musavi, (born May 17, 1900?, Khomeyn, Iran—died June 3, 1989, Tehrān), Shīʿite cleric and leader of Iran (1979–89).
Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (Persian: رُوحَاللَّهُ خِمٌّینَی, romanized: Rūḥallāh Khumaynī, pronounced [ɾuːholˈlɒːhe xomejˈniː] ; 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) was a Iranian politician, revolutionary and religious leader who was the 1st Supreme Leader of Iran.
Khomeyn is a city in the Central District of Khomeyn County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Jun 8, 2018 · Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the leader of the Islamic revolution in Iran. He came to power in 1979 in a violent storm of religious fervor. Muslims in Iran and throughout the Middle East were attracted to his rejection of Western-influenced modernization and his emphasis on Islamic tradition.
Imam Ayatollah Seyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was a Muslim cleric and Marja, and the political leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
Jun 1, 2019 · TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Thirty years ago millions of mourners crowded the streets of Tehran for the funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and today the founder of the Islamic Republic remains...
In January 1979 a revolution overthrew Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the shah, or monarch, of Iran, one of the wealthiest and best-armed countries in the Middle East. The revolution was led by Ruhollah Khomeini, a cleric of the Shiʿite sect of Islam.
