One of their leading commentators, Amir Mohebian, expressed the conviction that the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamen'i, would intervene to quash the verdict.
BBC: Hashem Aghajari
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He retains considerable religious authority despite being put under house arrest four years ago after issuing a statement questioning the powers being exercised by the current Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamene'i.
BBC: Hashem Aghajari
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At the suggestion of my friend, Bobby, who is Ali trainer Angelo Dundee's nephew, I driven 700 miles to Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, where Ali was preparing for a world title defense.
NPR: Boxer Muhammad Ali Turns 65
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ali'i:
From Hawaiian ali?i, from Proto-Polynesian *qariki.