Khomeini

Khomeini
Kho|mei|ni, Ayatollah
(1900-89) a religious and political leader in Iran, who was the head of its Islamic government from 1979 until his death. Khomeini demanded the exact following of Islamic laws.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Khomeini —   [xɔ meɪni; nach seinem Geburtsort], Chomeini, Ruhollah Mussawi Hendi, iranischer Schiitenführer (Ayatollah), Gründer der Islamischen Republik Iran, * Khomein (Zentralprovinz) 17. 5. 1900, ✝ Teheran 3. 6. 1989; stammt aus einer alten… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Khomeini — [kō mān′ē, kəmān′ē] Ayatollah Ruholla (Mussaui) [roo hō′lə] 1900 89; fundamentalist religious leader of Iran (1979 89) …   English World dictionary

  • Khomeini — Ajatollah Ruhollah Chomeini Chomeini Porträt auf einer Hauswand im Iran Ruhollah Musavi Chomeini (auch Khomeini; Persisch ‏آیت‌الله روح‌الله موسوی خمینی …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Khomeini — Rouhollah Khomeini Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini (en persan : روح‌الله موسوی خمینی), aussi transcrit Khomeiny ou Khomeyni (17 mai 1902, Khomein 3 juin 1989, Téhéran) était un dignitaire religieux chiite possédant les titres d ayatollah et de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Khomeini — noun Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi s regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900 1989) • Syn: ↑Ruholla Khomeini, ↑Ayatollah Khomeini, ↑Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini • Instance… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Khomeini — n. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1900 1989), Iranian Shiite religious leader who ruled Iran after the 1979 evolution that overthrew Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Khomeini (name) — Khomeini is an Iranian name, derived from the Iranian city of Khomein. The i at the end means that the person is from the said city. The most prominent Khomeini is Ruhollah Khomeini.List of people named Khomeini include:*Ruhollah Khomeini, former …   Wikipedia

  • KHOMEINI, AYATOLLAH° — (1902–1989), Iranian religious leader. He was born in the small town of Khomein situated in the central part of iran and died in teheran . He lost his father when he was an infant and later his mother when he was 15. He studied Islamic theology… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Khomeini-shahr — (also written Khomeini Shahr, Khomeinishahr, Khomeyni shahr, Khomeyni Shahr, Khomeynishahr, Persian: خمینی شہر) is a town near Esfahan city in Iran. It had a population of over 287,285 in 2006 and is now a part of Esfahan Metropolitan area.The… …   Wikipedia

  • Khomeini, Ruhollah — orig. Ruhollah Musavi born May 17, 1900?, Khomeyn, Iran died June 3, 1989, Tehrān Shīʽite cleric and leader of Iran (1979–89). He received a traditional religious education and settled in Qom с 1922, where he became a Shīʽite scholar of some… …   Universalium

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