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Khamenei's education began at the age of four, by learning Quran at Maktab; he spent his basic and advanced levels of seminary studies at the hawza of Mashhad, under mentors such as Sheikh Hashem Qazvini and Ayatollah Milani.
- 1979–1980, 1980–1981
- Independent (since 1989)
1 day ago · Ali Khamenei, Iranian cleric and politician who served as president of Iran (1981–89) and as rahbar, or leader, of Iran (1989– ). He represented a hard-line approach to the revolution, demonstrated by his hawkishness in the Iran-Iraq War and Iran’s nuclear program.
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Mar 9, 2020 · Iran's revolution of 1979 ushered in the Islamic Republic. Born in the north-eastern city of Mashhad in 1939, the son of a religious scholar, Ali Khamenei studied at seminaries in his home city...
Apr 19, 2024 · By Edward Wastnidge. Published date: 19 April 2024 10:28 BST | Last update: 16 hours 48 mins ago. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been the key figure in Iranian political...
Sep 23, 2013 · Education in Mashhad. Sayyid Ali Khamenei began his education at the age of four. He was sent to Maktab and he began to learn the Holy Quran. He attended the first Islamic school of Mashhad, Dar al-Ta’alim Dianati, for elementary school. At the same time, he began to study the Holy Quran from a number of qurra in Mashhad.
EDUCATION. At the age of four Sayyed Ali and his older brother Mohammad, were sent to maktab, the traditional primary-schools of that time, in order to learn the alphabet and the Holy Quran. Later, he was transferred to a newly established Islamic school to continue his learning.
Aug 4, 2011 · Cleric at 11. Ali Khamenei was born in 1939 in the northern city of Mashhad - the holiest city in Iran. He followed his father and became a cleric. It was not an easy choice. He grew up during...
