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Morteza Motahhari

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Morteza Motahhari (مرتضی مطهری; February 3 , 1920 – May 1 , 1979 ) was an Iranian scholar, cleric, professor, and politician.1 Motahhari is considered among the important influences on the ideologies of the Islamic Republic , and was a co-founder of Hosseiniye-ye Ershad and the Militant Clergy Association ( Jāme'e-ye Rowhāniyat-e Mobārez ).2 Motahhari also was the person who formed the Council of Revolution of Iran , according to an order from Ayatollah Khomeini . The Iranian Teachers Day is celebrated on Ordibehesht 11, the Persian date on which Motahhari was assassinated after leaving a late meeting at the house of Yadollah Sahabi . He was assassinated by a gun shot, from a member of the Forghan militia group. v t e3

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iranian scholar

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iranian twelver shia scholar

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