Author: John Murphy
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
Keywords: leaders, world, modern, khamenei, ali
Number of Pages: 143
Published: 2007-11-30
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0791095177
ISBN-13: 9780791095171

While much attention has been focused recently upon Iran’s fiery and controversial president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the nation’s other leading power broker has remained largely in the shadows...until now. Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was born into a family of strict piety and moderate poverty. As a serious-minded religious student, he soon caught the eye of the Ayatollah Khomeini. Joining Khomeini in his revolutionary activities against the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran, Khamenei was repeatedly imprisoned and tortured. Undaunted, he survived to witness Khomeini’s triumphant return f