Mohammad Jahanshahi

Mohammad Jahanshahi was born as the eldest son of Mohammad Shafi & Soghra Jahanshahi in Tehran on 23rd March 1911.

He attended the famous Darolfonoun School and completed his legal education at Tehran University in 1936 and soon established himself as an articulate, knowledgeable and highly respected legal advisor and Barrister.

He worked as the legal advisor and headed the legal departments to a number of major organisations, including the Iranian ministry of finance, Sazman Barnameh va Budgeh ( Plan & Budget Organisation) and Sazman Ab va Barghe Khousestan ( Water and Electricity Organisation of Khousestan).

In the latter part of his life in 1970 he was appointed by the Prime Minister to lay the foundation and act as the head of Sazman Tanghih va Tadvin Ghavanin va Moghararat Keshvar ( Organisation for review of existing and introduction of new laws of the country), a task which he accomplished succesfully.

In 1972 he was appointed as the Legal Advisor to the Prime Minister, a position which he maintained for the remainder of his life.

Mohammad Jahanshahi died in Tehran on 30th August 1973 and is buried at Beheshteh Zahra cemetery.

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http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=1807206

http://ted.lib.harvard.edu/ted/deliver/~iohp/Ebtehaj,+Abolhassan.14

http://www.fis-iran.org/fa/resources/development-series/omrankhuzes...

http://www.dadkhahi.net/wiki/index.php/%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%...