Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took control of Iran’s Islamic Republic in 1989, assuming leadership after the death of the revolution’s founding figure.
Though not regarded as particularly charismatic, Khamenei has maintained stability in Iran following the devastating conflict with Iraq during the 1980s, leading the country for over thirty years – a tenure significantly longer than the single leader who came before him.
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