1982- Elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran following the martyrdom of President Mohammad Ali Rajai (Ayatollah Khamenei was himself the target of an assassination attempt at Abu Dhar mosque in Tehran after which he was hospitalized for a few months).
§ Shugaban kasar Iran bayan shahadar Muhammad Ali Raja'i shugaban kasar Iran na biyu. Ayatullah Khamene'i ya zama shugaban kasar Iran ne bayan ya samu kuri’un kimanin mutane miliyan sha shida a zaben da aka gudanar a watan Mehr 1360 (Oktoban 1981) da kuma amincewar marigayi Imam Khumaini (r.a).