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Mohammad Beheshti

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"Shahid Beheshti" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Shahid Beheshti, Iran. Mohammad Beheshti Chief Justice of Iran Head of Supreme Court of Iran In office 23 February 1980 – 28 June 1981 Appointed by Ruhollah Khomeini Succeeded by Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution In office 15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979 Constituency Tehran Province Majority 1,547,550 (60.93%) Personal details Born ( 1928-10-24 ) 24 October 1928 Isfahan, Iran Died 28 June 1981 (1981-06-28) (aged 52) Tehran, Iran Nationality Iranian Political party Islamic Republican Party Spouse(s) Ezatolsharia Modares Motlagh [1] Children 4 Alma mater University of Tehran Signature This article contains Persian text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti (Persian: سیّد محمد حسینی بهشتی ‎; 24 October 1928...

Fleet, Hampshire

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For the hamlet, also in Hampshire, see Fleet, Hayling Island. Fleet Fleet Location within Hampshire Population 37,000 (built-up area) 21,858 (civil parish) (as at 2011 census) [1] OS grid reference SU8054 • London 40.3 miles (64.9 km) Civil parish Fleet District Hart Shire county Hampshire Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town FLEET Postcode district GU51, GU52 Dialling code 01252 Police Hampshire Fire Hampshire Ambulance South Central EU Parliament South East England UK Parliament North East Hampshire List of places UK England Hampshire 51°17′00″N 0°50′44″W  /  51.2834°N 0.8456°W  / 51.2834; -0.8456 Coordinates: 51°17′00″N 0°50′44″W  /  51.2834°N 0.8456°W  / 51.2834; -0.8456 Current map of Fleet Fleet is a town and civil parish in the Hart district of Hampshire, England, centred 36 miles (58 km) WSW of London and 10 miles (16 km) east o...

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

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The Gurkha Welfare Trust Founded 1969 Type Charitable organisation Focus Gurkha veterans and their dependants Location Salisbury, United Kingdom Area served Nepal and worldwide Website www.gwt.org.uk The Gurkha Welfare Trust is a British charity (Reg. Charity No. 1103669) established in 1969. It is the principal UK charity dedicated to the provision of aid to Gurkha ex-servicemen and their dependants in their homeland of Nepal, and increasingly in the UK and elsewhere. Nepal has limited industry, agriculture and infrastructure. It also lacks an effective public social welfare system. This means that the work of the Trust is critical in improving conditions for ex-servicemen and their dependants, who are often unable to work through age, illness or injury. [1] The Patron of the Trust is the Prince of Wales. The Trust has three Vice Patrons; Field Marshal the Lord Bramall of Bushfield KG GCB OBE MC JP DL, Field Marshal Sir John Chapple GCB CBE ...