This figure ordered persecution of National and Local Spiritual Assemblies of a religion he denounced as a front for the Tudeh Party.
This figure ordered persecution of National and Local Spiritual Assemblies of a religion he denounced as a front for the Tudeh Party. This man argued for the elevation of the maraji in his book Velayat e-Faqih, and he called for a boycott of Norwuz, which led to the 15 Khordad Demonstrations. This man was often conflated with the 12th Imam and established International Quds Day in 1981. This leader developed "Guardianship by Jurist" as an alternative to the liberalizing reforms of the (*) White Revolution while he was exiled in Najaf. This man came to power shortly after Muhammad Reza Shah fled Tehran. For 10 points, name this head of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the "Supreme Leader" of Iran who issued a death fatwa against Salman Rushdie.
This figure ordered persecution of National and Local Spiritual Assemblies of a religion he denounced as a front for the Tudeh Party.
Ayatollah Khomeini [or Ruhollah Khomeini; or Imam Khomeini; prompt on "Ayatollah"]