Ali Khamenei Politician

Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: علی حسینی خامنه‌ای‎ pronounced [ʔæˈliː hoseiˈniː xɒːmeneˈʔiː] (13px ); born 17 July 1939) is the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran and a Shia Cleric. Ali Khamenei succeeded Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian Revolution, after Khomeini's death, being elected as the new Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts on 4 June 1989. He had also served as the President of Iran from 1981 to 1989. In 2012, Forbes selected him 21st in the list of The World's Most Powerful People.As the head of state, Khamenei is considered the most powerful political authority in Iran. Khamenei was the victim of an attempted assassination in June 1981 that paralysed his right arm. According to his official website, Khamenei was arrested six times before being sent to exile for three years during Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's reign. Like Ruhollah Khomeini, Ali Khamenei has also issued a fatwa saying the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons is forbidden under Islam.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	آیت‌الله سید علی خامنه‌ای
Birth date	July 15, 1939
Birth name	Ali Hosseini Khamenei
Birth place	Mashhad , Pahlavi dynasty
Religion	Shia Islam
Children	Mojtaba Khamenei

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Office holder

deputy	Mir-Hossein Mousavi
office	2nd Supreme Leader of Iran 3rd President of Iran Leader of Islamic Republican Party
other party	Islamic Republican Party
party	Combatant Clergy Association
president	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Hassan Rouhani Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
prime minister	Mir-Hossein Mousavi Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
successor	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani