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The Life and Power of Ali Khamenei For more than three decades, one man has held the most powerful position in Iran. A leader whose decisions influence politics, military strategy, and international relations across the Middle East. His name is Ali Khamenei — the Supreme Leader of Iran. But how…

The Life and Power of Ali Khamenei For more than three decades, one man has held the most powerful position in Iran. A leader whose decisions influence politics, military strategy, and international relations across the Middle East. His name is Ali Khamenei — the Supreme Leader of Iran. But how did this religious scholar become one of the most powerful political figures in the world? Ali Khamenei was born in 1939 in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran. He grew up in a religious family where Is