Positional dizziness: You may have a condition called benign positional vertigo which causes a brief spinning sensation with change in head position. This can be diagnosed and treated with what are called repositioning maneuvers, also called epley maneuvers. See an ear specialist. ...Read more.
Khomeini was a marja (source of emulation, also known as a Grand Ayatollah) in Twelver Shi'a Islam, but is most famous for his political role. In his writings and preachings he expanded the Shi'a Usuli theory of velayat-e faqih, the guardianship of the jurisconsult (clerical authority) to include theocratic political rule by the Islamic jurists.
Below is a brief overview of the key components of Iran's government and political system. SUPREME LEADER. At the top of Iran's power structure is the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who succeeded Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the father of the Iranian Revolution, upon Khomeini's death in 1989. Khomeini and Khamenei are the only two men to have held the office since the founding of the Islamic Republic in 1979.