Ali Khamenei

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 longestserving head of state in the Middle East and the longestserving Iranian leader since Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi