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1900–1989 · Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989

Also known as: Ruhollah Chomeini, Ajatollah Chomeini, Ajatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Chomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mousavi Chomeini

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Known works

The practical laws of Islam
A clarification of questions
According to the Tahrir al-Wasilah of Ayatullah ʻUzma Imam Khomeini
Pithy aphorisms, wise sayings and counsels
Risālat al-ṭalab wa-al-irādah