Continental Board of Counsellors for Asia
From Bahaipedia
The Continental Board of Counsellors for Asia is a body responsible for protection and propagation of the Bahá'í Faith, and appointment of Auxiliary Board members across Asia. Its membership is appointed for five year terms by the Universal House of Justice.
History[edit]
The Continental Boards were formed in 1968 for the purpose of performing the duties of the Hands of the Cause as new Hands could not be appointed.[1]
The Continental Board of Asia was formed in 1980, when the Continental Boards of Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Central Asia, and Western Asia were merged.[2] The Board met for the first time as a body with Hand of the Cause Paul Haney from January 2 to January 4, 1981, in New Delhi, India.[3]
Current Members[edit]
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Foad Reyhani | 2000 |
| Tarrant Mahony | 2005 |
| Omid Seioshanseian | 2005 |
| Walid Ayyash | 2015 |
| Shareen Farhad | 2015 |
| Hesham Saad | 2015 |
| Dregpal Singh | 2015 |
| Fang Jung Tseng Chung | 2015 |
| Bhavna Anbarasan | 2018 |
| Yam Prasad Acharya | 2020 |
| Marjini Deraoh | 2020 |
| Gulnara Eyvazova | 2020 |
| Rahul Kumar | 2020 |
| Nicholas Loh | 2020 |
| Parimal Mahato | 2020 |
| Uttam Mitra | 2020 |
| Fares Naimi | 2020 |
| Niroshini Saleh | 2020 |
| Ozoda Zoidova | 2020 |
| Vafa David Amirkia | 2025 |
| Marijini Deraoh | 2025 |
| Melonna Jane Montalban Njang | 2025 |
| Rasha Oflazoglu | 2025 |
| Thi Thuc Quynh Ho | 2025 |
| Zafar Rahimov | 2025 |
| Oxana Shulga | 2025 |
| Sadhu Ram Tamang | 2025 |
| Lyazzat Yangaliyeva | 2025 |
Past Members[edit]
| Name | Served |
|---|---|
| Burháni’d-Dín Afshín | 1980 - 2000 |
| Shirin Boman | 1980 - 1985 |
| Masíh Farhangí | 1980 - 1981 |
| John Fozdar | 1980 - 1995 |
| Zabíhu’lláh Gulmuḥammadí | 1980 - 1990 |
| Aydin Güney | 1980 - 1985 |
| Dipchand Khianra | 1980 - 1985 |
| Rúhu’lláh Mumtází | 1980 - 1990 |
| S. Nagaratnam | 1980 - 1991 |
| Khudárahm Paymán | 1980 - 1990 |
| Manúchihr Salmánpúr | 1980 - 1985 |
| Vicente Samaniego | 1980 - 2000 |
| Zena Sorabjee | 1980 - 2005 |
| Chellie Sundram | 1980 - 1988 |
| Hideya Suzuki | 1980 - 1985 |
| Yankee Leong | 1980 - 1985 |
| Sábir Afáqi | 1982 - 1995 |
| Iraj Ayman | 1985 - 1988 |
| Bijan Farid | 1985 - 2015 |
| Bharat Koirala | 1985 - 1990 |
| Perin Olyai | 1985 - 2000 |
| Rose Ong | 1985 - 1995 |
| Masíḥ Rawḥání | 1985 - 1990 |
| U Soe Tin | 1985 - 1990 |
| Ilhan Sezgin | 1985 - 1986 |
| Michitoshi Zenimoto | 1985 - 1990 |
| Kim Myung Jung | 1988 - 2000 |
| Shantha Sundram | 1988 - 1995 |
| Faḍil Ardikání | 1990 - 2010 |
| David Huang | 1990 - 2010 |
| ‘Abbás Katirai | 1990 - 2000 |
| Kimiko Schwerin | 1990 - 1993 |
| Jabbar Eidelkhani | 1990 - 2020 |
| Lee Lee Loh-Ludher | 1990 - 2020 |
| Payman Mohajer | 1991 - 1998 |
| Nobuko Iwakura | 1993 - 2000 |
| Elena Gruzkova | 1995 - 2005 |
| Zenaida Ramirez | 1995 - 2000 |
| Cyrus Rohani | 1995 - 2000 |
| George Soraya | 1995 - 2015 |
| Rosalie Tran | 1995 - 2005 |
| Nidavanur Baskaran | 1998 - 2010 |
| Uransaikhan Baatar | 2000 - 2008 |
| Irene Chung | 2000 - 2010 |
| Humaida Jumalon | 2000 - 2005 |
| Lori Noguchi | 2000 - 2015 |
| Jaya Gopan Ramasamy | 2000 - 2010 |
| Lateef Rashid | 2000 - 2010 |
| Payam Shoghi | 2000 - 2006 |
| Delafruz Nassimova | 2000 - 2020 |
| Ayman Rouhani | 2005 - 2008 |
| Mehranguiz Farid Tehrani | 2005 - 2013 |
| Praveen Kumar Mallik | 2006 - 2010 |
| Enkhdelger Banzragch | 2010 - 2015 |
| Gloria Javid | 2010 - 2018 |
| Jamil Aliyev | 2010 - 2025 |
| Nadera Fikri | 2010 - 2025 |
| Khumukcham Satish Meetei | 2010 - 2015 |
| Myint Zaw Oo | 2010 - 2025 |
| Khursheda Porsayeva | 2010 - 2015 |
| Zebinisso Soliyeva | 2010 - 2025 |
| Ircham Sujadmiko | 2010 - 2025 |
| Rajan Sawant | 2010 - 2020 |
| Vugar Alizadeh | 2015 - 2020 |
| Nibras Sarmad Moqbel | 2015 - 2020 |
| Sokuntheary Reth | 2015 - 2025 |
| Kam Mui Fok Sayers | 2015 - 2025 |
| Artin Rezaie | 2020 - 2025 |
References[edit]
- ↑ Baha'i News (August 1968). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 449, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (February 1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 599, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 603, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
