There was no leader before him
Iran was a monarchy before the Islamic Republic and the king (natively called "Shah") was Mohammadreza Pahlavi.
the Ayatollah Khomeini is leader of islamic revolution in iran .he, however was the religious authority ,mystics and great jurist.
The King Mohammed Reva Shah Pahlavi was dethroned and replaced with the Islamic Republic of Iran and its leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Ayatollah Khomeini
the late Imam Khomeini was the great leader of Islamic republic of Iran.
Ayatollah Khomeini until his death later that year.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Ayatollah Khomeini was convinced that America has colonized Iran and the Shah of Iranis America's puppet government.
Yes, he was. he was the founder of Islamic revolution in Iran. he was the leader of shia muslims. now Ayatollah Khamenei is leading the shia muslims.
Ayatolloah Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader in the 1979 Iranian Revolution. He managed to become the supreme ruler of Iran after the revolution.
Khadijeh Saqafi was the wife of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Saqafi was known as the "mother of the Islamic Revolution" within Iran.
Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini in 1979.
Ayatollah Khomeini.