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 the president of the university until his death. Since then, the university has mostly focused on religious studies and social sciences. It is known for its graduate programs in Philosophy, Law, and Islamic Jurisprudence. Admission to the university is only possible through the annual Konkoor.
Some its notable alumni include Ebrahim Raisi, Ali Khamenei, Massoud Khamenei, Mohammad Javad Hajaliakbari,, and Mahdi Khamooshi, as well as other members of the Iranian theocatic intelligentsia and assorted governmental echelons.
The president of the university is Abdolali Tavajjohi.