Ali Khamenei
Country Leader and Spiritual Leader
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Boyfriend speaks of his love for Neda...prison, "on the personal order of Khamenei". Finally released after 65 days, he was asked to sign an undertaking never to speak about Neda's death again and never to leave the country. Pretending to depart on a photography trip, Makan... In this article: Neda Agha Soltan, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ali Khamenei, Democracy, Tehran, Iran, and Mir Hossein Mousavi |
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National Public Radio | 5 days ago
The National Review: The Clock's Ticking On Iran
...and Ahmadinejad. They are worth doing. They would inflict economic problems of unpredictable degree on Iran, further destabilizing its internal politics and undermining the position of its rulers. But the rulers are clever. Already they...
In this article: Iran, Uranium, Barack Obama, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Brasilia, United States, Natural gas, and Security Council
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New York Daily News | 7 days ago
Editorial: Played for fools again
...intentions and capabilities. This dog-bites-man story is news. Very dangerous news. The latest installment comes courtesy of Iran's foreign minister, who made it official last week that the Ahmadinejad-Khamenei government is refusing the...
In this article: Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations, Uranium, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, U.S., and Qom
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Moderate Voice | November 20, 2009
Hezbollah's Man in Iran Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour Has Enemies In Iran
...of Iran's current erratic behavior. When the Iranian founder of Hezbollah is treated this way because he disagrees with Ahmadinejad and Khamenei, others who stand in their way have much more to worry about. There's a lot more, so read it in...
In this article: Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, Hezbollah, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Tehran, Damascus, Mossad, Ayatollah Khomeini, and CIA
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L.A. Times - Babylon & Beyond | November 11, 2009
IRAN: Is Obama administration dissing the 'green' opposition movement?
...seeks an accommodation with the U.S. "As long as Ahmadinejad remains president and [Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei remains leader, I am skeptical about Iran's willingness to make and adhere to meaningful compromises on issues like the...
In this article: Iran, United States, Tehran, Washington, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Democracy, and Los Angeles Times
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Independent.co.uk - World | November 12, 2009
Iran creates new spy agency to fight protests
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has created a powerful new intelligence organisation to try to quell any further public unrest in the wake of June's disputed election, an exiled Iranian opposition group said yesterday. The new...
In this article: Iran, Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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GlobalPost | November 17, 2009
Grave of Iran protester is desecrated
...having targeted Soltan for assassination. He was jailed for 65 days on the personal order of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and released in September on the condition he neither speak out nor leave Iran. He fled Iran for an undisclosed location...
In this article: Neda Agha Soltan, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran, Behesht-e Zahra, Hollywood, Middle East, and London
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Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hoseyni Khāmene’i (علی حسینی خامنهای, born 15 July 1939), also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian politician, cleric and the figurehead of the conservative establishment in Iran. He has been the Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989 and was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He has been described as one of only three people having "important influences" on the Islamic Republic of Iran, (the other two being the founder of the republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the president of Iran for much of the 1990s, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani). So far, the biggest challenge to his leadership has been the mass protests following the June 2009 presidential elections, during which more than 100 citizens were killed and nearly four thousand people were arrested. Khamenei, however, continued to strongly support Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's policies and re-election.
Khamenei was the victim of a terrorist attack in June 1981 which paralyzed his right hand. In 2000 he was listed by the Committee to Protect Journalists as "one of the top ten enemies of the press and freedom of expression", and was named to the Time 100 in 2007.
Among his controversial actions was his rejection of a bill presented by the Iranian parliament in 2000 that aimed to reform the country's press law, and his disqualification of thousands of parliamentary candidates for the 2004 Iranian legislative election. Khamenei supported Mesbah Yazdi describing him as one of Iran's most credible ideologues. Mesbah is a critic of reform movement in Iran and is seen as President Ahmadinejad's spiritual guide.
- Birth Date:
- July 15, 1939
- Birthplace:
- Mashhad, Iran
- Religion:
- Shia Islam
- Spouse:
- pesteh Khamenei
- Political party:
- Combatant Clergy Association
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