On 1 March 2026, al-Jazeera Arabic published a report titled "ʿAlī Khāmeneʾī … Iran’s Supreme Leader Who Reconciled Gamāl ʿAbd al-Nāṣir and Sayyid Quṭb"by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAyyāsh, which offers an extensive biographical and political overview of ʿAlī Khāmeneʾī. From the current context of the killing of Khāmeneʾī, the author reflects on Khāmeneʾī’s life, how his ideologies took shape, and his role within the Islamic Republic of Iran. The report connects his personal bibliography with wider political and historical developments and emphasizes the central role Khāmeneʾī has played in the Iranian revolution, the regional power dynamics, and Iran’s ideological position towards the West.

This review of the report by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAyyāsh provides an overview of the structure and content of the report. Thereby attention is being paid to various thematic topics, such as Khāmeneʾī’s youth in the city of Mashhad and his religious education in Qom, his intellectual contributions, his religious and political ideologies, and his development into Iran’s Supreme Leader. Additionally, this review reflects on the way in which Khāmeneʾī is presented and which attributions are made to him in the report, such as religious leader, political strategist, and symbolic figure of a broader revolutionary tradition.