The revolution of Iran was one of the greatest events of the 20th century and Imam Khomeini was the great leader and the founder of that revolution (a big event) and he having a particular political feature predicted the particular time of the revolution.
If at a time they want to provide a list of the greatest government and political figures and that of the clergy leaders of the 20th century who had a deep influence on the taking shape of the political-religious relationships of that century Ayatollah Ruhollah Imam Khomeini who was the religious leader and also he was the founder of the Islamic republic of Iran will have a particular place in that.
The appearance of Imam Khomeini in the historical scene was a great phenomenon and without exaggeration it can be said that he shook the world… Naturally he was a rational human being and had a very vast talent… He was one of the elites of the Quran and the Sharia; he was able to compare the Islamic criteria with political, social and economic subjects and in that he had complete expertise and he was able to offer their answers. His saying that was done using a very usual language had an influence and that was of a messenger type and that influenced millions of people and they expressed their readiness to serve the Ayatollah until he last breath.
Harutinian Babakan – the chief of the history department of the public university of One of the greatest figures of the 20th century