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Office

Supreme Leader of Iran

Ruler of the Islamic Republic of Iran

  • Dated from 3 December 1979 CE
  • Also called Iran Supreme Leader, Iran's Supreme Leader, Supreme Leadership Authority
Who held it Compare

Overview

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Who held it, in order

A sequence of office-holders, not a family genealogy.

  • 3 holders
  • 2 steps named in the records
  1. 1st 3 December 1979 CE – 3 June 1989 CE Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
  2. 2nd 4 June 1989 CE – 28 February 2026 CE Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026
  3. 3rd from 8 March 2026 CE Mojtaba Khamenei 3rd Supreme Dictator of Iran since 2026
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