<page_title> List of heads of state of Iran </page_title> <section_title> Heads of State of Iran </section_title> <table> <cell> Supreme Leader of Iran <col_header> The Expansive Realm of Iran (1501–1736)[edit] Safavid dynasty[edit] </col_header> <col_header> No. </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header> Birth–Death </col_header> <col_header> Reign start </col_header> <col_header> Reign end </col_header> <col_header> Dynasty </col_header> <col_header> 1 </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> <col_header> 5 </col_header> <col_header> 6 </col_header> <col_header> 7 </col_header> <col_header> 8 </col_header> <col_header> 9 </col_header> <col_header> Ghilji rebellion[edit] </col_header> <col_header> 10 </col_header> <col_header> 11 </col_header> <col_header> Safavid restoration[edit] </col_header> <col_header> 12 </col_header> <col_header> 13 </col_header> <col_header> Realm of Iran (1736–1796)[edit] Afsharid dynasty[edit] </col_header> <col_header> 14 </col_header> <col_header> 15 </col_header> <col_header> 16 </col_header> <col_header> 17 </col_header> <col_header> Second Safavid restoration[edit] </col_header> <col_header> 18 </col_header> <col_header> 19 </col_header> <col_header> Afsharid restoration[edit] </col_header> <col_header> (17) </col_header> <col_header> Zand dynasty[edit] </col_header> <col_header> 20 </col_header> <col_header> 21 </col_header> <col_header> 22 </col_header> <col_header> (21) </col_header> <col_header> 23 </col_header> <col_header> 24 </col_header> <col_header> – </col_header> <col_header> 25 </col_header> <col_header> 26 </col_header> <col_header> 27 </col_header> <col_header> (27) </col_header> <col_header> Sublime State of Persia (1796–1925)[edit] </col_header> <col_header> 28 </col_header> <col_header> 29 </col_header> <col_header> 30 </col_header> <col_header> 31 </col_header> <col_header> 32 </col_header> <col_header> 33 </col_header> <col_header> 34 </col_header> <col_header> Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979)[edit] </col_header> <col_header> No. </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header> Birth–Death </col_header> <col_header> Took office </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Political Affiliation </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> 35 </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> No. </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header> Birth–Death </col_header> <col_header> Took office </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Dynasty </col_header> <col_header> (35) </col_header> <col_header> 36 </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> No. </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header> Birth–Death </col_header> <col_header> Took office </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Political Affiliation </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> – </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> – </col_header> <col_header> Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present)[edit] </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> 37 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ali Khamenei <col_header> The Expansive Realm of Iran (1501–1736)[edit] Safavid dynasty[edit] </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header> Ghilji rebellion[edit] </col_header> <col_header> Safavid restoration[edit] </col_header> <col_header> Realm of Iran (1736–1796)[edit] Afsharid dynasty[edit] </col_header> <col_header> Second Safavid restoration[edit] </col_header> <col_header> Afsharid restoration[edit] </col_header> <col_header> Zand dynasty[edit] </col_header> <col_header> Sublime State of Persia (1796–1925)[edit] </col_header> <col_header> Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979)[edit] </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header> Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present)[edit] </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> <row_header> 38 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Khamenei was the Supreme Leader and head of state of Iran.