# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ali-khamenei
# Generated: 2026-09-07T18:45:29.154Z

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name: "Ali Khamenei"
slug: "ali-khamenei"
description: "Iran's second supreme leader, in power for 36 years until his assassination in 2026. He transformed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps into an instrument of regional reach, backed proxy wars across the Middle East, and oversaw decades of internal repression and escalating conflict with Israel and the United States."
tagline: "Cleric and former Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 (1939–2026)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1939-04-19"
deathDate: "2026-02-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in Mashhad in 1939, Ali Khamenei studied under Ruhollah Khomeini in Qom and was arrested six times under the Shah before the 1979 revolution brought him into the new Islamic republic's inner circle. An assassination attempt in the early years paralyzed his right arm; he served as president from 1981 to 1989 during the Iran–Iraq War, forging ties with the Revolutionary Guards. When Khomeini died in 1989, the Assembly of Experts elevated Khamenei to supreme leader despite his mid-ranking clerical status — the constitution was amended to permit it. Over three and a half decades he privatized state industries, expanded Iran's nuclear program, and made the IRGC the engine of both domestic control and influence from Syria to Yemen. His rule saw waves of protest in 1999, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2025, met with state violence and repression. Tensions with Israel and the United States sharpened into open war in 2025 and 2026; he was killed in the latter conflict, and the Assembly named his son Mojtaba as successor.