Habíb Isfahání
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Born | August 9, 1922 Port Said, Egypt |
Died | January 11, 2001 Côte d'Ivoire |
Ḥabíbu’lláh Isfahání (August 9, 1922 - January 11, 2001) was an Egyptian Bahá’í who was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for pioneering to French West Africa.
Biography[edit]
Isfahání was born into a Bahá’í family in Port Said, Egypt, in 1922. In his career he became an accountant and worked in Port Said where he was also elected to the Local Spiritual Assembly.[1]
In April 1954 Isfahání pioneered to Dakar in French West Africa joining his brother Labíb and lived there until 1960 when he pioneered within French West Africa to what is now Côte d'Ivoire. He remained in Côte d'Ivoire until he passed in 2001.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2002). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 29 (2000-2001), Pg(s) 270. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2002). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 29 (2000-2001), Pg(s) 270. View as PDF.