(ˌxɑməˈnɪ) n (Biography) Ayatollah Seyed Ali (ˈseɪjət). born 1940, Iranian political and religious leader: president (1981–89); supreme leader from 1989
Kha•me•nei
(ˌxɑ məˈneɪ, ˌkɑ-) n. Ayatollah Mohammed Ali, born 1939, chief Islamic leader of Iran since 1989.
Khamenei
Khamenei
Ayatollah Seyed Ali . born 1940, Iranian political and religious leader: president of Iran (1981--89); leader of the Islamic Republic from 1989