Khamenei

American  

[khah-muh-ney, kah‑, khah-me-ney] / ˌxɑ məˈneɪ, ˌkɑ‑, ˌxɑ mɛˈneɪ /

noun

1. Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini, born 1939, chief Islamic leader of Iran since 1989.

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Khamenei British  

/ ˌxɑməˈnɪ /

noun

1. Ayatollah Seyed Ali (ˈseɪjət). born 1940, Iranian political and religious leader: president (1981–89); supreme leader from 1989

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Example Sentences

Iranians marched in support of the country's military in the capital Tehran on Wednesday, waving the country's flag and holding pictures of new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

From Barron's

They are not believed to include Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtada Khamenei, who has not been seen since being wounded in the same attack that killed his father on 28 February.

From BBC

He was born in 1961 in Torghabeh, near Mashhad, a city of religious importance in Iran’s northeast and the hometown of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

From The Wall Street Journal

His ties to Khamenei helped propel him into a series of senior posts after Khamenei became supreme leader.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was among the few officials to meet face-to-face with Khamenei during the 12-day war with Israel, said Iranian and Arab officials briefed on the wartime effort.

From The Wall Street Journal