Beheshti was assassinated the bomb explosion during a meeting of the Islamic Republic Party. The bomb was planted by the MKO, which at that time was involved in a campaign of bombings and assassinations against officials of the Islamic Republic.
Dr. Beheshti was considered as a right-hand of the great Imam a key figure of the Islamic Revolution. He remained alongside the great Imam during tough years of struggle against the global arrogance and colonialism.
Imam frequently used to appreciate Beheshti’s political wisdom and his knowledge of worldly and religious affairs. The great leader of the Muslim world assigned Beheshti with drafting the constitution of the Islamic Republic even months before the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
In addition to that, Dr. Beheshti was the founder of student activism in several European and Western countries. He established a center for Iranian students in Europe, members of which became influential figures in Islamic Revolution and later in the managing affairs of the fledgling Islamic Revolution of Iran.
Beheshti was appointed as the chief incharge of the Hamburg Mosque in 1965, which was later upgraded to a full fledge “Hamburg Islamic Center”. He lived in Germany for about five years, and during this time he undertook serious efforts to reveal crimes being committed by the former Shah regime.
Dr. Beheshti became one of the original members of the Council of Revolution of Iran and soon its chairman following the victory of the Islamic Revolution. In the first post-revolutionary Iranian parliament, he led the Islamic Republic party.