The term 'Khomeini' refers to the Iranian religious leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who was the Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was an influential and controversial figure in the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew the monarchy of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and replaced it with an Islamic Republic. The crossword solution for this term is 'Imam, ' which is an Islamic term for a spiritual leader or teacher. In Shi'a Islam, an Imam is a leader of the community and is seen as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. Khomeini was an influential Shi'a Imam, and his teachings and leadership had a major impact on the Iranian Revolution.