Abdollah Behbahani

Abdollah Behbahani (, 1840–1910) was a Shi'a theologian and a prominent leader of the constitutional movement. He was born in Najaf and was educated by scholars such as Morteza Ansari. During the constitutional movement he was influential in the Majlis. On the night of 15 July 1910, four gunmen attacked his house and killed him. Seyyed Hassan Taghizadeh was suspected to be responsible, and he subsequently fled the country.

Early life Seyyed Abdollah Behbahani was born in Najaf. His father, Seyyed Esmaeil, was a famous scholar in Iran. He was descended from a prominent Shia scholar of Bahrain, Abdollah al-Beladi from the village of al-Gorayfa. He was educated in Najaf by scholars such as Morteza Ansari,

Political efforts Seyyed Abdollah Behbahani spent much of his life expressing his political views. His campaigns included refusing to participate in the Tobacco Protest; desiring to conclude a solidarity treaty with Seyyed Mohammad Tabatabai; agreeing to fight against the ruler at that time (Ahmad Kasravi referred to this treaty as the beginning of the Persian Constitutional Revolution); He was in agreement with the participation of Jews and Armenians as deputies in the 1st Iranian Majlis (Persian legislative assembly), he objected to the bombardment of the Majlis by Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar,

Assassination In the second parliament, the deputies were divided into two groups: ultra progressive and moderate. Behbahani supported the moderate group and became an influential person when differences of opinion arose between the two groups, causing the ultra progressive deputies led by Sayyed Hasan Taqizadeh to dislike him. On the night of Friday 15 July 1910, four gunmen associated with the Social Democrats attacked him at his home and killed him. Seyyed Hassan Taghizadeh was suspected to be responsible, and he subsequently fled the country. Haydar Khan Amo-oghli had organized the assassination. Behbahani's body was transferred to Najaf and buried in the courtyard of the Imam Ali Mosque.

Books Seyyed Abdollah Behbahani authored Rasael-va-Masael fi fiqh (Dissertations and Problems in fiqh) containing 25 pamphlets each related to one of the problems of fiqh.