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.
Ali Khamenei has 9 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Signature works include Inside the Iranian Uprising, Bazm-e Razm, Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
