Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi

Iranian ayatollah (1948–2018).

Born August 15th, 1948 in Najaf.

Died December 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Tehran (brain cancer). [ref]

Occupations
Islamic jurist, judge, politician

Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon