Who was the Supreme Leader of Iran after the end of the monarchy in 1979?

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Ali Khamenei

Hashemi Rafsanjani

Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini served as the first Supreme Leader of Iran

He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran

No.	Supreme Rule	Name	Lifespan	Place of birth	Notes
1	3 December 1979 – 3 June 1989 (9 years, 182 days)	Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini	17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989 (aged 89)	Khomeyn, Markazi Province	Leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
2	4 June 1989 – present (35 years)	Sayyid Ali Khamenei	19 April 1939 (age 85)	Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province	Previously served as President of Iran from 1981 until Khomeini's death.