Ali Khamenei

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1. Acting: 3 June – 6 August 1989
2. /ˌxɑːməˈneɪ, -ˈniː, ˌkɑː-/ K(H)AH-mə-NAY, -⁠NEE; .mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw- pronounced [ʔæˈliː
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44. Reading Khamenei - The World View of Iran's Most Powerful Leader
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45. "History of Iran - Iran after the victory of 1979's Revolution"
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46. "Khamenei Will Be Iran's Last Supreme Leader"
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48. The Iran-Iraq War 1980–1988
49. "Israel fails to prevent Germany freeing Iranian"
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51. "German court implicates Iran leaders in '92 killings"
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52. "Germany Deports Iranian jailed for 1992 murders"
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53. "Iran - Terrorist Freed in Germany Is Welcomed By Tehran"
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55. "Witnesses narrate the attempt of Rafsanjani to pass the suggestion of "leadership council""
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58. "Why are the attacks are towards the leadership?"
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65. The Political Ideology of Ayatollah Khamenei - Out of the Mouth of the Supreme Leader of Iran
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66. Iran's supreme leader blames US-Israeli plot for protests, Financial Times, 9 January 2018
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67. Leaked Video Embarrasses Iran's Khamenei, Implicates Rafsanjani, Asharq Al Aswat, 10 January 2018
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69. Shocking Video Clip From 1989 Shows Khamenei Elected Only For One Year As A Caretaker, Radio Farda, 9 January 2018
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76. "Khamenei says Iran must go green"
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77. "Iran pursues ballistic missile work, complicating nuclear talks"
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83. "Iran's leader Khamenei warns of Western "schemes" as new MPs meet"
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90. Anadolu Agency
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91. Major General Sayyid Abdolrahim Mousavi appointed as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
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92. "Hossein Dehghan appointed Head of Bonyad-e-Mostazafan"
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93. "Appointment of Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan as Commander-in-Chief of the Police Force"
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95. "Iran names hardline cleric as top judge amid calls for probe into past abuses"
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98. Ayatollah Khamenei's Edict Appointing Dr. Velayati as the Head of the Islamic Azad University
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106. "Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei embroiled in German car dealer row"
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107. "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei controls £60 billion financial empire, report says"
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109. "Assets of the Ayatollah - The economic empire behind Iran's supreme leader – Khamenei controls massive financial empire built on property seizures"
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110. "بیش از 90 درصدسود فعالیت های اقتصادی ستاد اجرایی فرمان امام در مناطق محروم هزینه می شود"
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115. Ahmadinejad gets key endorsement as Iran president, China Daily, 4 August 2009
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116. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backs Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in address at Friday prayers, The Telegraph, Damien McElroy, 19 June 20
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119. "Iran's Ahmadinejad survives the worst storm of his presidency"
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120. The Guardian
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