Ali Khamenei vs Richard Leakey
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of Ali Khamenei (1939–2026) and Richard Leakey (1944–2022) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1944 to 2022.
Verified event
Unverified event
Approximate (circa) date
Lifespan
Scroll to zoom, drag to pan. Hover events for details. Click a name to open the profile.
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
Richard Leakey (1944–2022)
- — Born in Nairobi, Kenya Verified
- — Began leading fossil expeditions at Koobi Fora, Lake Turkana Verified
- — Appointed to lead the National Museums of Kenya Verified
- — Married Meave Epps Verified
- — His team discovered the Turkana Boy skeleton Verified
- — Appointed head of the Kenya Wildlife Service Verified
- — Lost both legs after a plane crash Verified
- — Co-founded the Safina political party Verified
- — Appointed head of Kenya's civil service Verified
- — Died in Kenya Verified