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.

Family and descendants

In 1929, Khomeini married the daughter of a cleric in Tehran. They had seven children, though only five survived infancy. His daughters all married into either merchant or clerical families, and both his sons entered into religious life. The elder son, Mostafa, died in 1977 while in exile with his father in Najaf, Iraq. Ahmad, the younger son, died in 1995, under mysterious circumstances.

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1929 - Mostafa - 1977 - Najaf - Iraq - Ahmad - 1995

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Khomeini's granddaughter, Zahra Eshraghi, is married to Mohammad Reza Khatami, head of the Islamic Iran Participation Front, the main reformist party in the country, and is considered a pro-reform character herself.

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Zahra Eshraghi - Mohammad Reza Khatami - Islamic Iran Participation Front

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Khomeini's grandson, Hossein, is a middle level cleric, who is a high-profile friend of Zionists and Neo-Cons. Hossein is strongly against the system of the Islamic Republic. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2185/is_1_15/ai_112132002 After the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq, he relocated to the holy city of Karbala. He later returned to Iran when his Grandmother called him and told him that if he stopped disgracing the family his safety would be guaranteed in Iran. Hossein has lectured at the Pro-Israel Think Tank AEI.

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Hossein - Islamic Republic - 2003 - Karbala

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