Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini was a Muslim cleric and Marja, and the political leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
eventually playing a critical role in his overthrow and the establishment of the Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Importance of Imam Khomeini Mosque (Formerly Shah Mosque ...