1. Who is Ayatollah Khomeini? What is his background? What are his beliefs? How did he impact the citizens of Iran, the U.S. and/or the world? By: Daniel Gutierrez

2. Ayatollah Khomeini Taught fiqh(Islamic science) With the death of Ayatollah Boroujerdi in 1961, he became successor to his position Spent much time in prison going against the Shah’s plans After ordering that curfew should be defied, armed forced left and the revolution had worked

3. Background/Belief Born on September 24 th 1902 in small town of Khomein His family had a long tradition of religious scholarship Lost his brother in 1903 when he was only 5 months old and in 1918 he lost his aunt and mother Totalitarian dictator of Iran

4. Impact His death was mourned by millions of people His death marked the end of the permanent revolution in Iran Became the virtual face of Islam He ruled ended the theocracy rule of Iran

5. Works Cited http://www.iranchamber.com/history/rkhome ini/ayatollah_khomeini.php http://www.iranchamber.com/history/rkhome ini/ayatollah_khomeini.php http://www.danielpipes.org/187/iran-after- khomeini http://www.danielpipes.org/187/iran-after- khomeini