Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi
Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi | |
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محمدمهدی طهرانچی | |
 Tehranchi in 2020 | |
| Born | 21 March 1965 |
| Died | 13 June 2025 (aged 60) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | Assassination by airstrike |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Shahid Beheshti University |
Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi (Persian: محمدمهدی طهرانچی; 21 March 1965 – 13 June 2025) was an Iranian theoretical physicist and nuclear scientist. He was killed on 13 June 2025 during the Israeli strikes on the Iranian nuclear program.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]A professor at the Laser and Plasma Research Institute and Department of Physics of Shahid Beheshti University, and a member of the board of trustees and president of the Islamic Azad University, he was a rector of the two branches of the Islamic Azad University (in Central Tehran and Tehran Province) and Shahid Beheshti University.[4][5]
Post(s)
[edit]Tehranchi was an Iranian theoretical physicist and nuclear scientist. A professor at the Laser and Plasma Research Institute and Department of Physics of Shahid Beheshti University, and a member of the board of trustees and president of the Islamic Azad University, he was a rector of the two branches of the Islamic Azad University (in Central Tehran and Tehran Province) and Shahid Beheshti University.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Tehranchi was born in Tehran in 1965 into a religious family. He was married and had four children.[8][9]
Death
[edit]Tehranchi was killed on 13 June 2025 during the Israeli strikes on the Iranian nuclear program at the start of the Iran–Israel war.[10][11][3][12] His funeral on 28 June was set to take place alongside those of other scientists and military commanders killed during the Iran–Israel war.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Who has been killed in Israel's strikes on Iran?". BBC News. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "IRGC commander, 2 nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes: Iran state TV". Arab News. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ a b Regalado, Francesca (13 June 2025). "These are the top Iranian generals and scientists killed by Israel". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "محمدمهدی طهرانچی".
- ^ "دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی". Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "محمدمهدی طهرانچی".
- ^ "دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی". Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ محمدمهدی طهرانچی که در حمله تروریستی اسرائیل به شهادت رسید، کیست؟ + بیوگرافیک Who is Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, who was martyred in the Israeli terrorist attack?
- ^ بیوگرافی محمدمهدی طهرانچی و همسرش و فرزندان +عکس
- ^ "Who has been killed in Israel's strikes on Iran?". BBC News. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "IRGC commander, 2 nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes: Iran state TV". Arab News. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ محمدمهدی طهرانچی که در حمله تروریستی اسرائیل به شهادت رسید، کیست؟ + بیوگرافیک Who is Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, who was martyred in the Israeli terrorist attack?
- ^ "Iran to hold funerals for top commanders, scientists killed in Israel strikes: State media". Al Arabiya English. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
External Links
[edit]- Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi at IMDb
- MM Tehranchi at Google Scholar[1]
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- ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
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