Not to be confused with Ali KhameneiRuhollah Mostafavi Moosavi Khomeini (Persian روح الله خمینی Persian pronunciation: [ruːholˈlɑːhe χomeiˈniː] 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian religious leader and politician and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi the Shah of Iran.
thumbnail
active years end date
1989-06-03
active years start date
1979-12-03
birth date
1900-09-24, 1902-09-24
birth name
Ruhollah Musavi Suhufu Ibrahima Musa Khomeini
birth place
Markazi Province, Pahlavi dynasty, Khomeyn, Qajar dynasty
child
Zahra Mostafavi Khomeini, Ahmad Khomeini, Farideh Mostafavi
This page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Ruhollah Khomeini"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
