Ali Khamenei vs Salman Rushdie
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Compare the life timelines of Ali Khamenei (1939–2026) and Salman Rushdie (1947–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1947 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
Salman Rushdie (1947–present)
- — Born in Bombay, British India Verified
- — Sent to Rugby School in England Verified
- — Graduated in history from King's College, Cambridge Verified
- — Published his first novel, Grimus Verified
- — Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize Verified
- — Published The Satanic Verses Verified
- — Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his death Verified
- — Moved to New York City Verified
- — Knighted for services to literature Verified
- — Stabbed on stage at the Chautauqua Institution, New York Verified