Ali Khamenei
Biography
Ali Hosseini Khamenei (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian cleric and politician who served as the supreme leader of Iran since 1989, the second person to hold the position. He had previously served as the president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. His tenure as supreme leader, spanning 36 years, made him the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East and the longest-serving Iranian leader since Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Known For
TV
Dispatches
1987
TV
PBS News Hour
Self (archive footage)
1975
TV
Das Sonntagsinterview
Self
1980
TV
House of Saud: A Family at War
Self (archive footage)
2018
TV
Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia
Self
2018
Film
Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Self - Politician (archive footage)
2019
Film
Inside the Iranian Uprising
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
The Green Wave
Himself
2012
Film
A Question of Eligibility
Self - Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution (archive footage)
2009
Film
Bazm-e Razm
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Letters from Iran
Self (archive footage)
2011
Filmography
2024FilmRussia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revengeas Self (archive footage)2023FilmInside the Iranian Uprisingas Self (archive footage)2019FilmSalman Rushdie: Death on a Trailas Self - Politician (archive footage)2018TVBitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabiaas Self2018TVHouse of Saud: A Family at Waras Self (archive footage)2017FilmBazm-e Razmas Self (archive footage)2012FilmThe Green Waveas Himself2011FilmLetters from Iranas Self (archive footage)2009FilmA Question of Eligibilityas Self - Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution (archive footage)1987TVDispatches1980TVDas Sonntagsinterviewas Self1975TVPBS News Houras Self (archive footage)