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Definition of Ayatollah khomeini
1. Noun. Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989).
Generic synonyms: Religious Leader
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ayatollah Khomeini
Literary usage of Ayatollah khomeini
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. C3I: Issues of Command & Control edited by Thomas P. Coakley (1994)
"... ayatollah khomeini made it crys- ayatollah khomeini—spiritual and tal clear
what he wanted to happen political leader of the revolution that in Iran. ..."
2. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"National Security Council (NSC) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analysts
concluded that the ayatollah khomeini was ill-prepared to meet Iraq in a ..."
3. Human Rights Watch World Report 1998 by Human Rights Watch Staff (1997)
"Grand Ayatollah Hossein AH Montazeri, the former designated successor to Ayatollah
Khomeini as leader of the Islamic Republic, and several other senior Shi ..."
4. Moon-O-Theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume II of II by Yoel Natan (2006)
"The flag and emblem were adopted in 1980 AD, the year after ayatollah khomeini
took power after the Shah of Iran abdicated in the face of revolution. ..."
5. Iran: Time For A New Approach by Zbigniew Brzezinski, Robert Michael Gates, Suzanne Maloney (2004)
"... arrest • Grand Ayatollah Yusef Sanei: Once a student of ayatollah khomeini,
Sanei has been one of the most senior and outspoken proponents of a liberal ..."
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