Shahid Motahari University
Shahid Motahari University was built in 1879 by Mirza Hosein Sepahsalar. The university is located in Baharestan square in Tehran, Iran.
After the revolution in 1979, Ayatollah Emami-Kashani was appointed as the president of the university. Since then, the university has mostly focused on religious studies and social sciences. It is particularly well-known for its graduate programs in Philosophy, Law, Islamic Jurisprudence, and Economics. Admission to the university is only possible through the annual Konkoor Exam of Iran.
Some of the notable alumni include Ebrahim Raisi, the current Chief Justice of Iran, Mahdi Khamooshi, Massoud Khamenei, Mohammad Javad Hajaliakbari, a number of other Iranian officials.
