Ali Khamenei
Acting
Born: 1939-07-17 in Mashhad, 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.
Known For
Dispatches
PBS News Hour
Self (archive footage)
How Khamenei Was Killed – The Attack in Iran
Self (archive footage)
A Dying King: The Shah of Iran
Self (archive footage)
Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge
Self (archive footage)
House of Saud: A Family at War
Self (archive footage)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia
Self
Bazm-e Razm
Self (archive footage)
Inside the Iranian Uprising
Self (archive footage)
The Green Wave
Himself