Ayatullah Ustad Shaheed Murtaza Mutahari ( مرتضی مطهری; January 31,
1919 – May 1, 1979) was an Iranian cleric, philosopher, lecturer, and
politician.
Motahari is considered to have an important influence on the
ideologies of the Islamic Republic, among others.[3] He was a co-founder of
Hosseiniye Ershad and the Combatant Clergy Association (Jāme'e-ye Rowhāniyat-e
Mobārez). He was a disciple of Ayatollah Khomeini during the Shah's reign and
formed the Council of the Islamic Revolution at Khomeini's request. He was
chairman of the council at the time of his assassination.