Ali Khamenei

Acting1939-07-17Mashhad, 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.

TV Shows(5)

House of Saud: A Family at War

Self (archive footage)

20181 eps

Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

Self

20182 eps

Dispatches

19871 eps

Das Sonntagsinterview

Self

19801 eps

PBS News Hour

Self (archive footage)

19751 eps