Gamal Rushdy
Gamal Rushdy | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, 1923 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Died | February 8, 1999 London, England |
| NSA member | North East Africa 1961 - 1966 Burundi 1972 - ???? |
| ABM | Africa ???? - 1972 |
Gamal Rushdy (July 6, 1923 - February 8, 1999) was an Egyptian Bahá’í who pioneered to Ethiopia and Burundi and served as a National Spiritual Assembly and Auxiliary Board member.
Biography[edit]
Rushdy was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1923 into a Bahá’í family with his father Abdu’l-Rahman Rushdy being of the early Egyptian Bahá’ís. He began working as an accountant upon completing his schooling in 1939. He completed formal studies in accounting becoming a member of the French Institute of Chartered Accountants and securing the position of Chief Accountant with the British Company in Alexandria.[1]
In 1952 Rushdy married Hoda Anayatallah Ibrahim Ali who he had three children with. They pioneered to Ethiopia in 1955 where Rushdy was employed as the Chief of the Finance Division of the Imperial Highway Authority and was also elected to the Local Spiritual Assembly of Addis Ababa. In 1961 Rushdy was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of North East Africa and he served until 1966.[1]
In part due to an attempt being made on his life and 1964 and also due to feeling the Ethiopian Bahá’í community was well established Rushdy and his family pioneered to Burundi in 1967. While in Burundi he was appointed as an Auxiliary Board member and served as the legal representative of the Burundi Bahá’í community, successfully securing legal recognition of the religion with the government after a period of uncertainty and government restrictions on the Faith. In 1972 he was elected to the inaugural National Spiritual Assembly of Burundi.[1]
In 1989 the Rushdy's moved to London, England.[1] He continued to serve the Faith by working for the Bahá’í Office of Arab Affairs in England up until his passing.[2]
Rushdy passed away in London in 1999 and the Universal House of Justice conveyed a message after his passing which included the following:
HIS DEVOTED SERVICES TO CAUSE OF GOD EVER SINCE HIS YOUTHFUL YEARS . . . REMEBERED WITH HIGH ADMIRATION[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2000). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 27 (1998-1999), Pg(s) 312. View as PDF.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2000). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 27 (1998-1999), Pg(s) 313. View as PDF.
