Millions of Iranians took part in ceremony to mourn the anniversary of the passing away of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.
Imam Khomeini was the leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah (king) of the country.
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini, better known as Imam Khomeini, was born to a family of religious scholars in 1902 in the central Iranian city of Khomein.
Imam Khomeini contributed many years of his life to resistance against the US-backed Pahlavi dynasty, and eventually paved the way for its downfall in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
He died on June 3, 1989, at the age of 89 and millions of Iranians mourned his death.
Iranians and lovers of the late Imam worldwide mark his departure anniversary each year by holding various mourning ceremonies. The occasion is marked in other countries by ceremonies organized by Iran's embassies.
