Ali Khamenei
- Acting
- July 17, 1939 · Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
- February 28, 2026
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
Filmography
- Khamenei's Last Move
- How Khamenei Was Killed – The Attack in Iran · Self
- Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge · Self
- Inside the Iranian Uprising · Self
- Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail · Self
- Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia · Self
- House of Saud: A Family at War · Self
- A Dying King: The Shah of Iran · Self
- Bazm-e Razm · Self
- The Green Wave · Self
- Letters from Iran · Self
- A Question of Eligibility · Self
- Dispatches
- Das Sonntagsinterview · Self
- PBS News Hour · Self