Mohammad Beheshti

Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti (Persian: سیّد محمد حسینی بهشتی; 24 October 1928 – 28 June 1981) was an Iranian jurist, philosopher, cleric and politician.[2] Beheshti helped create Iran's post-revolution constitution.[3]

Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti
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Chief Justice of Iran
Head of Supreme Court of Iran
In office
23 February 1980 – 28 June 1981
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini
Succeeded byAbdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili
Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution
In office
15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979
ConstituencyTehran Province
Majority1,547,550 (60.93%)
Personal details
Born(1928-10-24)24 October 1928
Isfahan, Imperial State of Persia
Died28 June 1981(1981-06-28) (aged 52)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeHafte Tir Mausoleum
NationalityIranian
Political partyIslamic Republican Party
Spouse(s)Ezatolsharia Modares Motlagh[1]
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
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Beheshti was assassinated on 28 June 1981, in the Hafte tir bombing by the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK).[4]

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