Mohammad Beheshti Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mohammad Beheshti, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Iran.

4 records1979–19814 events1 places

Chronological biography

1979

Islamic Republic PartyFebruary 1979

Politics / Islamic Republic Party · Ayatollah · Tehran

Beheshti helps organise the Islamic Republic Party to consolidate clerical political power

Assembly of Experts18 August 1979

Government / Government of Iran · Ayatollah · Tehran

Beheshti plays a leading role as the Assembly of Experts begins work on the constitution

Velayat-e Faqih14 October 1979

Government / Government of Iran · Ayatollah · Tehran

Beheshti helps secure approval of constitutional provisions giving ultimate authority to a religious jurist

1981

Hafte Tir Bombing28 June 1981

Politics / Islamic Republic Party · Chief Justice · Tehran

Beheshti is killed in the bombing of the Islamic Republic Party headquarters

Titles and roles

Ayatollah · Chief Justice

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.