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	Encyclopedia: Ayatollah Khamenei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (Persian: آیت‌الله سید علی خامنه‌ای) (born July 15, 1939) is the Iran.
		Khamenei was permanently injured losing some functions of his right hand, but the event helped affirm his reputation as a "living martyr" among his followers.
		When Khomeini died, Khamenei was elected as the new Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts on June 4, 1989.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ayatollah-Khamenei (524 words)

	May 01
		Ayatollah Khamenei told Majlis Speaker Mehdi Karroubi and MPs on the anniversary of the Majlis establishment that Majlis is symbol of public presence at the scene of the Revolution.
		Ayatollah Khamenei said the Iranian nation, thanks to its faith, will and resistance has become a pattern for Muslim nations and in attaining this lofty status, the bravest and the most faithful young men of the nation, that the martyrs and disabled war veterans have been the pioneers of the struggle.
		Ayatollah Khamenei told a huge public meeting in the northern city of Rasht (Gilan Province) that all branches of government (the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary) are required to fight all sorts of corruption mercilessly, firmly and continuously.
	www.khamenei.de /news/news2001/may2001.htm (7047 words)

	Ayatollah Khamenei Article, AyatollahKhamenei Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (Persian :سید علی خامنه‌ای) (born July 15, 1939) is the Supreme Leader of Iran.
		Khamenei was notseriously injured and only lost some functions of his right hand, but the event helped affirm his reputation as a "living martyr " among his followers.
		Khamenei has also maintained an aggressive stance towards Israel and the United States (and possibly other countries, which he calls bythe general term the enemy), and in recent years there have been allegations that he has been supporting a covert nuclear weapons development project in Iran.
	www.anoca.org /he/leader/ayatollah_khamenei.html (390 words)

	ALI KHAMENEI FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Khamenei was appointed to the powerful post of Tehran's Friday Prayer Leader by Ayatollah Khomeini in the autumn of 1979, after the resignation of Ayatollah_Hossein-Ali_Montazeri from the post.
		Ayatollah Khamenei's term as ruler has been marked by numerous clashes with reform-minded members of the Majlis_of_Iran during the sixth assembly after the Iranian revolution, who contested many of his decrees and decisions.
		Ayatollah Khamenei--who was 14 years old during the Abadan_Crisis, when the United_States helped overthrow prime minister Mohammad_Mossadegh--also maintained an aggressive stance towards Israel and the United_States (and possibly other countries, which he refers to by the general term ''the enemy'').
	www.beatlesfacts.com /Ali_Khamenei (432 words)

	Ayatollah_Khamenei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: آیت‌الله سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای; born July 15, 1939) is the Supreme Leader of Iran.
		Khamenei was appointed to the highly effective post of Tehran's Friday Prayer Leader by Imam Khomeini in the autumn of 1979, after the resignation of Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri from the post.
		Khamenei's term as ruler has been marked by numerous clashes with reform-minded members of the Majlis of Iran during the sixth assembly after the Iranian revolution, who contested many of his decrees and decisions.
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Ayatollah_Khamenei (482 words)

	Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Islamic Republic of Iran. Personalia. IranAtom.Ru.
		Seyed Ali Khamenei was born in Mashhad, Khorasan province of Iran, in 1939.
		Ayatollah Khomeini appointed him in 1980 to be the leader of the Friday congregational prayers in Tehran.
		In 1989 he received the title of "Ayatollah" from the Theological School of Qom; and on June of same year, by the death of Ayatollah Khomeini's, he was elected Vali-e Faqih (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic) by the majority of votes of the Assembly of Experts.
	iranatom.ru /media/pers/iri/led/leadere.htm (425 words)

	CNN - Iran: A new opening - 1998
		But while Khamenei is said to be opposed to much of this liberalization, some analysts believe that he is also a man who may be politically savvy enough to read the signs of the times, which clearly indicate that much of the Iranian population is fed up with rising prices and high unemployment.
		Khamenei may therefore realize, some say, that it is in his and the influential clergy's interest to allow a controlled, gradual economic and political liberalization, rather than risk a social explosion.
		Khamenei lacks Khomeini's charisma and learning, and his legitimacy has been challenged both by veteran Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, who was sacked as Khomeini's anointed successor after he criticized human rights abuses, and by dissident philosopher Abdolkarim Soroush, who advocates separating mosque and state.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/1998/iran/khamenei (526 words)

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		ayatollah khamenei stated that the presence of iranian armed forces in the persian gulf was based on the objective of safeguarding the borders of islamic republic of iran, ensuring the country's independence and firmly standing against any oppressive and domineering power.
		the ayatollah pointed out that they want to impose their will over the nations of the world, adding that islamic iran will neither accept such an attitude or bend to such a force, nor is it ready to bear such meddling nuissance.
		ayatollah khamenei warned western countries that if they consider themself as undivisible partners of the united states then they should know that islamic iran will have nothing to do with them either political or business-wise.
	www.salamiran.org /Media/IRNA/970424.html (3347 words)

	February 05
		Ayatollah Khamenei expressed sorrow over the loss of life caused by the killer quake in Zarand on Tuesday, saying natural disasters as such make the responsibility of officials in charge of the housing sector heavier, and that renovation of old districts in towns and cities across the nation should be give more priority.
		Ayatollah Khamenei at the end expressed satisfaction over activation of the efforts aimed at constructing the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, naming it the "peace pipeline" and expressing hope that it would be finalized as soon as possible.
		Ayatollah Khamenei divulged new approches of the world arrogance to plunder other nations, terming them 'ultra-neo-colonialism,' portrayed as 'the application of propagnda means to affect the spirit of nations, besides draining their elite'.
	www.khamenei.de /news/news2005/feb2005.htm (2022 words)

	World's Largest Prayer Board Annointed.net News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah Khamenei stated that lack of unity is the Islamic world’s most serious problem, adding that the Muslims’ weakness and disputes have allowed world powers to confront them despite Muslims’ abundant spiritual and physical resources and the fact that they make up one fifth of the world’s population.
		Ayatollah Khamenei mentioned the atrocities of the Zionist regime against the Palestinians and the suppression of the Iraqis by U.S. troops, saying such crimes are signs of an "undeclared war" that the global arrogance is waging against Islam.
		Ayatollah Khamenei also referred to the presence of Islam, spiritual values, unity, and vigilance in Iran as well as the people's participation in the country’s political affairs and the officials’ efforts to serve the people as important factors in the strength and dignity of the Islamic Republic.
	www.annointed.net /PrintArticle739.html (749 words)

	March 01
		Ayatollah Khamenei said the public's high turnout in the 8th presidential elections slated for June will be the manifestation of national strength and national determination.
		Ayatollah Khamenei said last year was named after Imam Ali (A.S.) and many cultural and scientific programs were carried out in his name but what is important is to act like the Imam and try to move in the same direction as Imam Ali (A.S.) did.
		Ayatollah Khamenei called on Iran's reformist leaders, without identifying any by name, "to break free from the propaganda in their favor." "Even today, foreign media, which are run directly or indirectly by Zionist circles, give flattering words in favor of some while they fire shots at others," he said.
	www.islam-pure.de /imam/news/news2001/mar2001.htm (4513 words)

	Ali Khamenei -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Many saw Khamenei's presidency as a sign that Iran was abandoning any hopes for (A doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations) secularism, and becoming even more (Click link for more info and facts about theocratic) theocratic.
		Shortly after he assumed the presidency, Khamenei narrowly escaped an assassination attempt when a bomb, concealed in a tape recorder at a (A conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity) press conference, exploded just beside him.
		Khamenei was permanently injured losing some functions of his right hand, but the event helped affirm his reputation as a "living (One who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion) martyr" among his followers.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/ali_khamenei.htm (656 words)

	Why War? Keywords: Ali Khamenei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		...ers from the 124 legislators, appealed to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to intervene to resolve the crisis.
		Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (Persian: سید علی خامنه‌ای) (born 1939) is the supreme leader of Iran.
		After Ayatollah Khomeini died, he was elected Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts on June 4, 1989.
	www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/people/Ali_Khamenei (341 words)

	IRVAJ English - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah Khamenei said with through such measures the Iranian people would never forget the constant and strong hostility of the arrogant regime of the US towards them and their national interests.
		Ayatollah Khamenei praised the Iranian nation for rushing assistance to their quake-stricken compatriots in southeastern city of Bam, saying the "great political move" carried a message to the ill-wishers of the Iranian nation.
		Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah Khamenei advised the survivors of the quake disaster to lay their trust in God Almighty and be patient.
	www.iranvajahan.net /cgi-bin/news.pl?l=en&y=2004&m=01&d=08&a=6 (479 words)

	Ayatollah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah Khamenei, referring to recent events in Palestine, lambasted Washington's indifference to the fact that the sentiments of world peoples have been hurt by the crimes being committed by the Zionist regime in occupied Palestine.
		Ayatollah Khamenei deplored recent events in Palestine, massacre of innocent people, destruction of houses and arrest of the youth, calling the acts as "the most heinous crimes ever committed.
		Ayatollah Khamenei brushed aside the claims that there is no freedom in Iran and said there are certain segments of press that exploit the free atmosphere of the country and write articles that run counter to the pub lic faith, beliefs and interests.
	www.hanipage.com /aya.htm (786 words)

	Others 1994
		the majlis deputies said in a statement that grand ayatollah khamenei is the most knowledgeable expert on affairs of muslims and developments in the islamic world in contemporary era.
		in related nes, ayatollah morteza banifasl said in reply to the question of a group of ulema of the qom theological school here today that ayatollah seyyed ali khamenei is qualified for becoming the ultimate religious source in iran.
		head of ahl-ul-bait youth assembly in europe and friday prayer leader of berlin's imam reza mosque, in a condolence message cabled to ayatollah khamenei said a number of shi'ites in germany, the netherlands and austria have requested the assembly to provide them with the treatise on religious issues of the leader of the islamic revolution.
	www.islam-pure.de /imam/others/others1994.htm (1469 words)

	Islamica Community Forums - Iran Cleric Rips Islamic Establishment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Khamenei, who is the beacon of the hard-liners and has the final say on all state matters, apparently approved the decision to lift the house arrest.
		Ayatollah Montazeri might turn out, in retrospect, to be the greatest hero of the Iranian revolution, the man who stood by his word, the man who protested — in the greatest tradition of all humanitarians — against the ferocious executions of Khomeini's opponents and who refused, always, to bow to his oppressors.
		Ayatollah Montazeri wrote a letter to Khomeini, expressing his revulsion — a letter intercepted by the leader's son Ahmed — and from that moment his role as successor to Ayatollah Khomeini was cancelled.
	www.islamicaweb.com /archive/t-7961 (1370 words)

	The Iranian: News & Views
		Since being appointed the supreme leader on the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, Ayatollah Khamenei has extended his reach to include the affairs of Parliament, the presidency and even the theological seminaries, which long took pride in independence from government control.
		Ayatollah Khamenei has also provoked criticism from Ayatollah Yousef Sanei, a moderate, and other senior clerics who have hinted that the supreme leader's decisions border on one-man rule, an anathema in Shiite tradition, the branch of Islam that is followed by about 90 percent of the people in Iran.
		Ayatollah Khamenei has also tried to take control of the established system of collecting religious taxes, the traditional source of senior clerics' power and independence from the government.
	www.iranian.com /News/2000/December/khamenei.html (946 words)

	Global Vision News Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah Khamenei, referring to recent events in Palestine, lambasted Washington's indifference to the fact that the sentiments of world peoples have been hurt by the crimes being committed by Israel in occupied Palestine.
		Ayatollah Khamenei said that the proposed month-long oil embargo would show that Muslim and Arab nations and governments are able to stand up and take action against international dictatorship.
		Ayatollah Khamenei brushed aside the claims that there is no freedom in Iran and said there are certain segments of press that exploit the free atmosphere of the country and write articles that run counter to the public faith, beliefs and interests.
	www.gvnews.net /html/DailyNews/alert943.html (979 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Profile: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
		When Ayatollah Khamenei took over, the constitution had to be amended to allow the post to be held by a lower-ranking theologian.
		Khamenei hit back, saying there was a need for a court that "had the courage to put a cleric on trial and demand answers".
		Ayatollah Khamenei did however intervene in the case of pro-reform academic Hashem Aghajari.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/3018932.stm (593 words)

	US pursuing passive positions against Islamic awakening: Ayatollah Khamenei - Irna
		Ayatollah Khamenei, in a speech at a ceremony to mark the 16th demise anniversary of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini, said Imam Khomeini had a significant contribution to weakening US dominance over the region.
		Ayatollah Khamenei said US military presence around Iran may in appearance indicate its power, but an analytical look at the developments in the region show that the US has taken passive positions against the Islamic awakening movement.
		Ayatollah Khamenei said religious democracy, advocated in Iran, was different from the Western version of democracy, stressing that religious democracy is based on the heavenly right and obligation of people to determine their fate.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/line-17/0506040497161154.htm (640 words)

	Online NewsHour: Governing Iran \| Ayatollah Ali Khamenei \| PBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, wields the greatest religious and political power of anyone in Iran.
		In the 2000 general elections, Khamenei loyalists lost their dominance in the Parliament to the reformists, who won 226 of the 290 parliamentary seats.
		Some analysts speculate Khamenei may realize that it is in his and the influential clergy's interest to allow a controlled, gradual economic and political liberalization, rather than risk a social explosion.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/middle_east/iran/leader_khamenei.html (862 words)

	Brief on Iran, No. 806 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Last month, Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, an Iranian religious figure who once was in line to be supreme leader, gave a lecture painting Iran's presidential election as a repudiation of Ayatollah Khamenei.
		Yazdi's detainment could be a warning by Ayatollah Khamenei that he won't hesitate to move against critics now that most of the international press corps has left Tehran after the OIC meeting.
		Ayatollah Montazeri isn't the only cleric critical of Ayatollah Khamenei, though.some mullahs have long doubted Ayatollah Khamenei's religious credentials, and suggest a committee be set up to replace the single leader.
	www.iran-e-azad.org /english/boi/08061219_97.html (717 words)

	Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Biography / Biography of Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Biography Biography
		Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei (born 1939) followed Ayatollah Rohollah Khomeini as supreme spiritual and political leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
		Born in 1939, Sayyid Ali Khamenei was raised in a family of Islamic scholars in Meshed, a key city in northeast Iran.
		In 1963 Khamenei was involved in the massive student protests against the shah's Western-oriented reforms.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-sayyid-ali-khamenei-ayatollah (255 words)

	Iran's Conservatives Consolidate Power (washingtonpost.com)
		Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, Iran's supreme leader, led prayers on Nov. 14 to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
		Khamenei is in a better position than he's ever been," a senior Western diplomat said on condition of anonymity, because of the sensitivity of the subject.
		Khamenei's consolidation of power, partly through a new parliament that took office in May, has given even more leverage to religious institutions, including the judiciary, the Revolutionary Guards and vigilante groups such as Ansar Hezbollah, analysts said.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A18511-2004Nov28.html (659 words)

	U.S. fears Islamic awakening: Ayatollah Khamenei
		Ayatollah Khamenei said another approach that the world powers, particularly Britain, have always adopted to confront the Islamic awakening has been attempting to foment disunity between Shias and Sunnis.
		Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah Khamenei underscored the importance of Iran's upcoming presidential election.
		Ayatollah Khamenei said religious democracy, as advocated in Iran, is different from the Western version of democracy, stressing that religious democracy is based on the sacred right and obligation of people to determine their own destiny.
	www.mehrnews.com /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=191605 (749 words)

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