Assuming that the question refers to Ayatollah Khomeini's departure from Iran from November 4, 1964 to February 1, 1979, he did not leave by choice. He was forcibly exiled by the Muhammad Shah Reza Pahlavi, the monarch of Iran at the time, for having seditious and subversive views.
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini was convinced that America has colonized Iran and the Shah of Iranis America's puppet government.
Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini & Iraq's Saddam Hussein
1979 with the overthrow of the shah's government.
Iran has 2 leaders. the Ayatollah, right now that is Ayatollah Ali Khameinei. this is the "leader" of the country, he is a religious leader of Islam but doesn't have all the power over Iran. the President, right now that is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. he does the actual ruling, proposes bills, new plans, and foreign relations.
The ayatollah is chosen by the Assembly of Experts.
There is no king of Iran. There is the spiritual leader, called the Ayatollah. Since Iran is a theocracy they follow a religion, as their government. The current Ayatollah of Iran is Ali Khamenei.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran
iran
the Ayatollah Khomeini is leader of islamic revolution in iran .he, however was the religious authority ,mystics and great jurist.
Ayatollah Khomeini was convinced that America has colonized Iran and the Shah of Iranis America's puppet government.
The spiritual and temporal Supreme Leader of Iran is the AYATOLLAH.
Ayatollah
Ayatollah Alkhomeni
Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-Khamenei is the Supreme Leader for Iran.
The King Mohammed Reva Shah Pahlavi was dethroned and replaced with the Islamic Republic of Iran and its leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.