- Ayatollah Seyed Ali ( ˈseɪjət ). born 1940, Iranian political and religious leader: president (1981–89); supreme leader from 1989
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Kha•me•nei
(кнä′mə nā′, kä′- Pers. кнä′me nā′),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Ayatollah Mohammed Ali, born 1939, chief Islamic leader of Iran since 1989.
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Khamenei /ˌxɑməˈniː/ n