Noun: Khomeini kow'mey-nee or xhow'mey-nee or how'mey-nee
- Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)
- Ruhollah Khomeini, Ruholla Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
Type of: religious leader
Encyclopedia: Khomeini, Ruhollah