Ruhollah Khomeini

Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (??? ???? ?????? ?????? ??? ???? ??????? in Arabic) (آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی in Persian) (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was an Iranian Shi'a Muslim cleric, and the political and spiritual leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. Khomeini was considered a spiritual leader to many Shi'a Muslims, and ruled Iran from the Shah's overthrow to Khomeini's own death in 1989. In Iran, he is officially addressed as Imam rather than Ayatollah, and his supporters also adhere to this convention. Khomeini is considered by many as one of the most influential men of the 20th century, and was named Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1979.

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Some books by and on Ayatollah Khomeini :

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• Imam Sayyid Ruhollah al-Musavi al-Khomeini — Islamic Government (Hukumat-i Islami)
• Imam Sayyid Ruhollah al-Musavi al-Khomeini — The Last Will...
• Kazem Ghazi Zadeh — General Principles of Imam Khumayni's Political Thought
• Hamid Algar — A Brief Biography of Imam Khomeini