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• Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the Shia cleric who led Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and served as the Islamic Republic's first Supreme Leader until his death in 1989; his government's hostage-taking and arms dealings made him a central figure in the Iran-Contra and October Surprise controversies.