‘Azíz Khabírpúr

‘Azíz Khabírpúr
Born	July 21, 1915 Tehran, Iran
Died	1986 Luxembourg
NSA member	Luxembourg 1964 - ????

‘Azizu’llah Khabírpúr (July 21, 1915 - 1986) was a Persian Bahá’í who served the Faith in Iran, Luxembourg, and the Holy Land serving as resident engineer for the construction of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice.

Biography

Khabírpúr was born into a Bahá’í family in Tehran in 1915, with his mother being from a Bahá’í family and his father having become a Bahá’í as an adult. His father passed while he was in secondary school and he assumed responsibility for caring for his mother and sisters being the only son of his parents, despite his additional responsibilities he was able to complete his schooling and university studies as well as being active in sports. He was also an active Bahá’í in his youth serving on the National Youth Committee of Iran, the National Fund Committee, and the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár Committee. At some point he was entrusted the task of overseeing efforts to prevent flooding at the House of Bahá’u’lláh in Takur by the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran.

In October 1950 Khabírpúr married Nazanin Monadjem and they had three sons. In 1960 they consulted with the National Pioneering Committee of Iran and pioneered to Luxembourg where they had a daughter. He served on a Local Spiritual Assembly, the National Spiritual Assembly of Luxembourg, and several committees while living in Luxembourg and was able to attend an International Convention as a delegate of the Luxembourg National Assembly during his time in the country.

In 1974 Khabírpúr was appointed the resident engineer for the construction of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice and he moved to the Holy Land serving in the role for eleven years. While serving he suffered a heart attack which forced him to rest for an extended period and upon recovering he returned to Luxembourg where he passed away in 1986.