Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1939-07-17
Deathday
2026-02-28
Place of Birth
Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
Ali Khamenei
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
PBS News Hour
as Self (archive footage)
Dispatches
The Green Wave
as Himself
Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge
as Self (archive footage)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Letters from Iran
as Self (archive footage)
A Question of Eligibility
as Self - Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution (archive footage)
Inside the Iranian Uprising
as Self (archive footage)
House of Saud: A Family at War
as Self (archive footage)
Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia
as Self