Iran is commemorating the 24th anniversary of the passing of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Sayed Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini.
Iranians across the country and abroad are holding mourning ceremonies to mark the decease of Imam Khomeini.
A large number of people and officials gathered at Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum in the south of the Iranian capital, Tehran, for a commemoration ceremony.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei addressed the gathering.
Every year, millions of Iranians from across the country travel to Tehran to pay tribute to the late founder of the Islamic Republic.
Ayatollah Khamenei chats with Imam Khomeini’s grandson, Sayed Hasan Khomeini.
People listening to Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khamenei at the Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini. (Photo Credit: khamenei.ir)
Iran’s high ranking officials sitting under a large banner of Imam Khomeini while the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei delivering a speech to the gathering.(Photo Credit: Fars)
People participating in the ceremony of the 24th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini, listening to Ayatollah Khamenei’s speech. (Photo Credit: Khamenei.ir)
Two presidential candidate, Saeed Jalili (top-left) and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (second form Right) participating in the ceremony. (Photo Credit: FARS)
Presidential candidate, Mohsen Rezaei enters the ceremony. (Photo credit: ISNA)
From Left to Right: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council, Ali Larijani speaker of Iran’s Parliament and two of Imam Khamenei’s grandsons.(Photo Credit: Khamenei.ir)
Boy holding a Chafia as symbol of resistance, a picture of Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khamenei and a banner reads ‘My Life For Imam Khamenei’. (Photo Credit: FARS)
People sitting at surrounding area of Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum.(Photo Credit: ISAN)
Youth wearing a T-Shirt with Imam Khomeini’s picture printed on. (Photo Credit: ISNA)
Gathering of Iranian people in the ceremony of the 24th anniversary of the passing of the Imam Khomeini.
Iranian people from around the country with different traditions participating in the ceremony.(Photo Credit: FARS)
A man holding a picture of the presidential candidate saeed jalili at surrounding area of Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum.(Photo Credit: ISAN)
People participating in the ceremony of 24th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini. (Photo Credit: FARS)
Two women standing in surrounding area of the Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini. (Photo Credit: ISNA)
A woman holding a picture of Imam Khomeini and Ayatollah Khamenei. (Photo Credit: ISNA)
As the Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum became full of crowd, people sitting in surrounding area of the building. (Photo Credit: ISNA)
As the Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum became full of crowd, people sitting in surrounding area of the building. (Photo Credit: ISNA)
Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini, who came to be known as Imam Khomeini, was born in the town of Khomein on September 24, 1902.
Imam Khomeini changed the lives of Iranians and inspired people from other countries by guiding one of the greatest revolutionary movements of modern history to victory.
Ayatollah Khomeini passed away on June 3, 1989, eleven days after he was taken to hospital for an operation to stop internal bleeding in May 1989.
With the passing away of Imam Khomeini, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was elected the Leader of the Islamic Revolution by Iran’s Assembly of Experts.
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