Deceased
How Did Ali Khamenei Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 86Also known asSayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Ayatollah Khamenei, سید علی حسینی خامنهای, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, آیت الله خامنهایGenderMaleNationalityPahlavi IranBorn17/07/1939Born inMashhad, Khorasan, IranDied28/02/2026Died inTehranCauseairstrikeWikidataQ57336 ↗TMDb#1098645 ↗
Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in the 2026 Iran war. A member of the Khamenei family, he previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He held the title Grand Ayatollah, and his tenure as supreme leader, spanning 36 years and six months, made him the longest-serving head of state in West Asia at the time of his death.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of RevengeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 85 |
| 2018 | Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi ArabiaSeries | Self | 79 |
| 2018 | House of Saud: A Family at WarSeries | Self (archive footage) | 79 |
| 2017 | A Dying King: The Shah of IranMovie | Self (archive footage) | 78 |
| 2011 | Letters from IranMovie | Self (archive footage) | 72 |
| 1987 | DispatchesSeries | — | 48 |
| 1980 | Das SonntagsinterviewSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1975 | PBS News HourSeries | Self (archive footage) | 36 |