Abdulrazak Gurnah vs Ali Khamenei
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Compare the life timelines of Abdulrazak Gurnah (1948–present) and Ali Khamenei (1939–2026) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1948 to 2026.
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Abdulrazak Gurnah (1948–present)
- — Born in the Sultanate of Zanzibar Verified
- — Left Zanzibar for England after the 1964 revolution Verified
- — Taught at Bayero University Kano in Nigeria Verified
- — Completed a doctorate at the University of Kent Verified
- — Published his first novel, Memory of Departure Verified
- — Paradise shortlisted for the Booker Prize Verified
- — Professor of English at the University of Kent Verified
- — Published Afterlives Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
Ali Khamenei (1939–2026)
- — Born in Mashhad, Iran Verified
- — Studied religious sciences in the seminaries of Mashhad Verified
- — Continued seminary studies in Qom Verified
- — Arrested and detained repeatedly for opposition activity under the Pahlavi government Verified
- — Married Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh Verified
- — Appointed to the Islamic Revolutionary Council Verified
- — Appointed Friday prayer leader of Tehran Verified
- — Injured in a bomb attack in Tehran Verified
- — Elected President of Iran Verified
- — Appointed Supreme Leader of Iran by the Assembly of Experts Verified
- — Died