Mohammad Beheshti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mohammad Beheshti

Iranian cleric, one of the leading figures of Iranian Revolution

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1928

Place of Birth: Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1981

Profession: judge, writer, politician, theologian, Akhoond

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti (Persian: ???? ???? ????? ??????; 24 October 1928 – 28 June 1981) was an Iranian jurist, philosopher, cleric and politician who was known as the second person in the political hierarchy of Iran after the revolution.
Beheshti is considered to have been the primary architect of Iran's post-revolution constitution, as well as the administrative structure of the Islamic Republic.
Beheshti is also known to have selected and trained several prominent politicians in the Islamic Republic, such as current President Hassan Rouhani, former President Mohammad Khatami, Ali Akbar Velayati, Mohammad Javad Larijani, Ali Fallahian, and Mostafa Pourmohammadi.
Beheshti also served as the Secretary General of the Islamic Republic Party, and was the head of the Iranian judicial system.
He further served as Chairman of the Council of Islamic Revolution, and the Assembly of Experts.
Beheshti earned a Ph.D.
in Philosophy, and was fluent in English, German and Arabic.
Beheshti was assassinated along with more than 70 members of the Islamic Republic Party by Mohammad Reza Kolahi, a 23-year-old student and member of the Mujahedeen-i-Khalq on 28 June 1981.
Following his death, Ayatollah Khomeini referred to Beheshti as a person who was "as a nation for us."