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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > key people in global religion > Ruhallah Ayatullah Khomeini
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > key people in global religion > Ruhallah Ayatullah Khomeini

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Ruhallah Ayatullah Khomeini  

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  • The charismatic leader of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran, Sayyid Ruhallah began his political career as a revolutionary leader quite late in his life, when he had already attained the highest Shi'ite clerical rank of marja'-e taqlid (Source of Emulation) and bore the title of Grand Ayatullah (lit. “Sign of God”). [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Khomeini, Ruhallah Ayatullah]

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