30 moments

1. Birth in Mashhad

   1939-04-19 · Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

   Ali Hosseini Khamenei was born in Mashhad, beginning a life that would lead from clerical study and revolutionary activism to the presidency and supreme leadership of Iran.

2. Seminary visit to Najaf

   1957-01-01 · Najaf, Najaf Governorate, Iraq

   Khamenei went to Najaf for religious study, but soon returned to Mashhad after his father would not permit him to remain there. The source supports the year but not a more precise arrival date.

3. Settlement for seminary study in Qom

   1958-01-01 · Qom, Qom Province, Iran

   Khamenei settled in Qom and attended classes taught by Husayn Burujardi and Ruhollah Khomeini, a formative period in his clerical education.

4. Protest appearance in Mashhad

   1970-01-01 · Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

   A contemporaneous image caption identifies Khamenei at a protest in Mashhad during his anti-Shah political activity. The source is a photograph caption and supports year-level precision only.

5. Internal exile in Iranshahr

   1976-01-01 · Iranshahr, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran

   The Pahlavi government exiled Khamenei for three years. His memoir identifies Iranshahr as the place of exile, where he developed local religious and political contacts. Wikipedia dates the beginning of his three-year exile to 1976; the memoir directly identifies Iranshahr but does not give an exact arrival date.

6. Religious activity in Bazman during exile

   1978-01-01 · Bazman, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran

   While exiled in Iranshahr, Khamenei made recurring visits to Bazman, where he led congregational prayers and gave short sermons. The memoir places these visits during his Iranshahr exile; 1978 is supported by the surrounding memoir chronology rather than an exact visit date.

7. Aboozar Mosque assassination attempt

   1981-06-27 · Aboozar Mosque, Tehran, Iran

   

   After returning from the front line, Khamenei went to Aboozar Mosque for his scheduled prayer and lecture; a bomb hidden in a tape recorder exploded beside him and permanently injured his right arm. Coordinates represent central Tehran because the source does not supply a mappable mosque address.

8. Presidential visit to Algiers

   1984-09-01 · Algiers, Algeria

   Khamenei's September 1984 diplomatic trip also included Algiers, Algeria. Only month-level precision is supplied by the trip table.

9. Presidential visit to Tripoli

   1984-09-01 · Tripoli, Libya

   During the same September 1984 diplomatic itinerary, Khamenei visited Tripoli, Libya. Only month-level precision is supplied by the trip table.

10. Presidential visit to Damascus

    1984-09-05 · Damascus, Syria

    As president, Khamenei began a documented September 1984 foreign trip with a visit to Damascus, Syria. The trip table identifies Damascus but does not provide a specific venue.

11. Presidential visit to Dodoma

    1986-01-01 · Dodoma, Tanzania

    Khamenei visited Dodoma during a January 1986 African diplomatic itinerary. Only month-level precision is supplied by the trip table.

12. Presidential visit to Harare

    1986-01-01 · Harare, Zimbabwe

    Khamenei visited Harare during his January 1986 African diplomatic travel. Only month-level precision is supplied by the trip table.

13. Presidential visit to Luanda

    1986-01-01 · Luanda, Angola

    Khamenei's January 1986 itinerary included a visit to Luanda, Angola. Only month-level precision is supplied by the trip table.

14. Presidential visit to Islamabad

    1986-01-13 · Islamabad, Pakistan

    Khamenei began a January 1986 presidential visit to Pakistan in Islamabad. The table establishes the trip's start date and cities, but not the precise day he reached Lahore.

15. Presidential visit to Maputo

    1986-01-22 · Maputo, Mozambique

    Khamenei visited Maputo at the end of the documented January 1986 African itinerary. The table supplies an end date for the Mozambique segment; it does not specify the precise date of his arrival in Maputo.

16. United Nations visit in New York City

    1987-09-22 · United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York, United States

    

    Khamenei visited New York City in connection with the United Nations while serving as president. Coordinates identify United Nations Headquarters, the listed institutional destination.

17. Presidential visit to Belgrade

    1989-02-20 · Belgrade, Serbia

    Khamenei began a February 1989 presidential trip to Belgrade, then in Yugoslavia. The city is geocoded in present-day Serbia.

18. Four-day visit to Pyongyang

    1989-05-01 · Pyongyang, North Korea

    Khamenei undertook a four-day visit to North Korea and held several talks with Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang. The source supports May 1989 but not the exact start date.

19. Presidential visit to Beijing

    1989-05-09 · Beijing, China

    Khamenei visited Beijing shortly before becoming supreme leader of Iran. The table provides a trip start date but not a specific Beijing meeting venue.

20. Anniversary ceremony in Tehran

    2007-06-04 · Tehran, Iran

    Khamenei attended the eighteenth anniversary commemoration of Ruhollah Khomeini's death in Tehran. The photo caption establishes city-level location but not the ceremony venue.

21. Revolutionary Guard graduation ceremony

    2015-05-20 · Tehran, Iran

    Khamenei attended a Revolutionary Guard officers' graduation ceremony in Tehran and listened to then-commander Mohammad Ali Jafari. The source gives Tehran but not a named graduation venue.

22. Meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Löfven

    2017-02-11 · Tehran, Iran

    

    Khamenei met Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven in Tehran during Löfven's official visit to Iran. The report does not specify the meeting building.

23. International Conference in Support of Palestinian Intifada

    2017-02-21 · Tehran, Iran

    Khamenei attended and departed the International Conference in Support of Palestinian Intifada in Tehran. The photo caption identifies Tehran but not the conference venue.

24. Meeting with university students

    2018-05-28 · Tehran, Iran

    Khamenei attended a meeting with university students in Tehran. The source gives city-level location only.

25. Soleimani funeral prayers

    2020-01-06 · Tehran, Iran

    

    Khamenei led prayers at the Tehran funeral service for Qasem Soleimani, a prominent public appearance after Soleimani's killing in Iraq. The cited underlying Reuters report is dated 6 January 2020; the quoted text identifies the Tehran service.

26. Meeting with Vladimir Putin

    2022-07-19 · Tehran, Iran

    

    Khamenei met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran during Putin's visit to Iran, amid the Russia-Ukraine war and regional diplomacy. The Reuters caption identifies city and date but not the meeting room.

27. Meeting with senior military leaders

    2024-04-21 · Tehran, Iran

    Khamenei spoke at a Tehran meeting with senior military leaders after Iran's April drone-and-missile attack on Israel. The source gives city-level location only.

28. Friday sermon at Grand Mosalla

    2024-10-04 · Grand Mosalla of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    

    Khamenei led Friday prayers and delivered two sermons at Tehran's Grand Mosalla after Iran's October missile attack on Israel.

29. Meeting with Qatar's Emir

    2025-02-19 · Maqam Rahbri, Tehran, Iran

    

    Khamenei met Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, at Maqam Rahbri in Tehran to discuss bilateral, regional, and international matters. Coordinates represent the Supreme Leader's office/compound area in central Tehran.

30. Death at Tehran compound

    2026-02-28 · Habib Ebrahimi bunker complex, Tehran, Iran

    Khamenei was killed in an air attack during the 2026 Iran war. Reporting identified his presence in a Tehran office and bunker complex at the time of the strike. The source identifies the office presence and describes the bunker as in central Tehran; the exact bunker coordinates are not public and the coordinates are representative.