Deceased
How Did Ruhollah Khomeini Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 86Also known asSayyid Ruhollah Mūsavi Khomeini, سید روحالله موسوی خمینی, Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini Hindizadeh, Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah KhomeiniGenderMaleNationalityIranBorn24/09/1902Born inKhomeyn, PersiaDied03/06/1989 (aged 86)Died inTehranCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ38823 ↗Buried atimam Khomeini MausoleumTMDb#2311386 ↗
Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the leader of the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ended the Pahlavi era, and transformed the country into an Islamic republic. As supreme leader, he implemented policies that came to be known as Khomeinism.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iran, Israel and the BombMovie | Self (archive footage) | 124 |
| 2024 | Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?Series | Self (archive footage) | 122 |
| 2024 | Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of RevengeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 122 |
| 2022 | 1979 - The Year Of The Islamist RevolutionSeries | Self (archive footage) | 120 |
| 2020 | History 101Series | Self (archive footage) | 118 |
| 2020 | The Queen and the CoupMovie | Self (archive footage) | 118 |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is HereMovie | Self (archive footage) | 117 |
| 2019 | 1979: Big Bang of the PresentMovie | Self - Politician (archive footage) | 117 |
| 2019 | Der Schah und der AyatollahMovie | Self (archive footage) | 117 |
| 2019 | Coup 53Movie | Self - Politician (archive footage) | 117 |
| 2019 | MostashreghMovie | Self (archive footage) | 117 |
| 2019 | The last two daysMovie | Self (archive footage) | 117 |
| 2017 | Код доступаSeries | Self | 115 |
| 2017 | Stronger Than a BulletMovie | Self - Politician (archive footage) | 115 |
| 2017 | A Dying King: The Shah of IranMovie | Self (archive footage) | 115 |
| 2016 | Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate PartyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 114 |
| 2016 | HyperNormalisationMovie | Self (archive footage) | 114 |
| 2016 | Fatal NewsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 114 |
| 2013 | Before the RevolutionMovie | Self (archive footage) | 111 |
| 2011 | 37 DaysMovie | Self (archive footage) | 109 |
| 2011 | ReaganMovie | Self (archive footage) | 109 |
| 2011 | From Tehran to CairoMovie | Self (archive footage) | 109 |
| 2005 | Guests of the AyatollahMovie | Self (archive footage) | 103 |
| 2002 | Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey TeamMovie | Self (archive footage) | 100 |
| 1994 | Holy CrimeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 92 |
| 1991 | Desert Storm: The War BeginsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 89 |
| 1990 | Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy WarholMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 88 |
| 1989 | Inhumanities II: Modern AtrocitiesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1980 | Iran, Utopia on the MoveMovie | Self | 78 |
| 1979 | Oriana Fallaci intervista Ayatollah KhomeiniMovie | Self | 77 |