Ayatollah Khomeini
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishAyatollah KhomeiniAyatollah Khomeini → Khomeini, AyatollahKhomeini, AyatollahAyatollah KhomeiniKho‧mei‧ni, Ayatollah /kɒˈmeɪni $ kəʊ-/ (1900–89) 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.