ayatollah khomeini

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Definition of ayatollah khomeini in English English dictionary

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1900-1989), Iranian Shiite religious leader who ruled Iran after the 1979 evolution that overthrew Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

Khomeini, Ayatollah. a religious and political leader in Iran, who was the head of its Islamic government from 1979 until his death. Khomeini demanded the exact following of Islamic laws (1900-89)

Turkish pronunciation

ayıtōlı hōmeyni

Pronunciation

/ˌīəˈtōlə hōˈmānē/ /ˌaɪəˈtoʊlə hoʊˈmeɪniː/