Ali Khamenei vs J. M. Coetzee
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Compare the life timelines of Ali Khamenei (1939–2026) and J. M. Coetzee (1940–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 86 years, from 1940 to 2026.
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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
J. M. Coetzee (1940–present)
- — Born in Cape Town, South Africa Verified
- — Completed bachelor's degrees at the University of Cape Town Verified
- — Moved to London and worked as a computer programmer Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate by the University of Texas at Austin Verified
- — Returned to South Africa to teach at the University of Cape Town Verified
- — Published his first novel, Dusklands Verified
- — Won the Booker Prize for Life & Times of Michael K Verified
- — Won a second Booker Prize for Disgrace Verified
- — Emigrated to Australia and settled in Adelaide Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified