Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Iran Head of Supreme Court of Iran | |
| In office 23 February 1980 – 28 June 1981 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Succeeded by | Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution | |
| In office 15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979 | |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Majority | 1,547,550 (60.93%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1928 Isfahan, Imperial State of Persia |
| Died | 28 June 1981 (aged 52) Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Hafte Tir Mausoleum |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Islamic Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ezatolsharia Modares Motlagh |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
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Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti (Persian: محمد حسینی بهشتی; 24 October 1928 – 28 June 1981) was an Iranian jurist, philosopher, cleric and politician. Beheshti helped create Iran's post-revolution constitution.
Beheshti was assassinated on 28 June 1981, in the Hafte tir bombing by the People's Mojahedin of Iran (MEK) in Tehran.
In Tehran, Iran, a bomb set by the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK), a leftist group with a philosophy combining Marxism and Islam, explodes at the headquarters of the ruling Islamic Republican Party, killing 73 people, including the party's founder, chief justice Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, four cabinet ministers and 23 parliament members.