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 |
| 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
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]
Awards and honors
1. Selected as a National Model Professor
2. Awarded the title of the best researcher at Shahid Beheshti University in various periods
3. Received the Allameh Tabatabaei Award for the best academic book
4. Member of the 41st Foundation of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution
5. Received the First Class Scientific Medal from the President[6]
Publications
1. Research on the current situation, design of the desired situation, University Press, Tehran, ISBN: 9789640113660.
2. Introduction to magnetic materials, University Press Center, Tehran, Author: B.D. Quality, C.D. Graham, Translated by: Mehdi Khodayi, Ramin Dehghan, Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, ISBN: 3-8197-01-964-978[7]
Post(s)
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.[8][9]
Personal life
Tehranchi was born in Tehran in 1965 into a religious family. He was married and had four children.[10][11]
Sanctions
The US State Department, by issuing an official statement titled "Restrictions on Iranian Nuclear Scientists", placed five of the country's nuclear scientists, including Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, on its sanctions list.[12]
Death
Tehranchi was killed on 13 June 2025 during the Israeli strikes on the Iranian nuclear program at the start of the Iran–Israel war.[13][14][3][15] His funeral on 28 June was set to take place alongside those of other scientists and military commanders killed during the Iran–Israel war.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ کاملترین زندگینامه محمدمهدی طهرانچی | دانشمند هستهای و رئیس دانشگاه آزاد The most complete biography of Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi | Nuclear scientist and president of Azad University
- ^ کاملترین زندگینامه محمدمهدی طهرانچی | دانشمند هستهای و رئیس دانشگاه آزاد The most complete biography of Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi | Nuclear scientist and president of Azad University
- ^ "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
- ^ US sanctions Islamic Azad University president and 4 other nuclear scientists
- ^ "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
- 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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