Hassan Sabri
Hassan Sabri | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 31, 1922 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | November 11, 2000 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| NSA member | Central & East Africa 1956 - 1964 Uganda & Central Africa ???? - ???? |
| Spouse(s) | Isobel Locke, m. 1951 Betty Goode, m. 1994 |
Hassan Abdel-Fattah Sabri (March 31, 1922 - November 11, 2000) was an Egyptian Bahá’í who pioneered within Africa assisting with the establishment of Bahá’í communities in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. He later assisted with the establishment of the Office of Social and Economic Development at the World Centre in the Holy Land.
Biography[edit]
Sabri was born into a Bahá’í family in Cairo, Egypt, in 1922. His father was ‘Abdu’l-Fattáh Sabrí.[1] He studied mechanical engineering in his youth and was an active Bahá’í serving on the Local Spiritual Assembly of Cairo. In 1945 he moved to the United Kingdom to complete postgraduate studies and he served on the National Teaching Committee and National Youth Committee of the British Isles, and also on several Local Spiritual Assemblies.[2]
In 1951 Sabri married Isobel Locke and they had a son and a daughter. Shortly after marrying they pioneered to Africa settling in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[3] In 1954 they pioneered to Kampala, Uganda, where Sabri was employed by the Ford Motor Company and lectured at a technical college, later being appointed the head of the colleges engineering department.[2] He was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Central and East Africa in 1956 when the body was established,[4] and served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda and Central Africa after it was formed in 1964.[5]
In 1973 the Sabri's pioneered to Kenya and they served the community until 1983 when Isobel was appointed to the International Teaching Center.[3] In order for Isobel to serve the Sabri's moved to Haifa in the Holy Land where Sabri assisted with the establishment and operation of the Office of Social and Economic Development. Isobel passed away in 1992 while serving on the International Teaching Center.[2]
In 1994 Sabri remarried to Betty Goode. He remained in the Holy Land serving with the Office of Social and Economic Development until 1996. After completing his service in the Holy Land he moved to the United Kingdom where he passed away in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in 2000.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ Isobel Sabri, Pilgrim Notes recorded after the nightly dinner-table talks of the beloved Guardian, Shoghi Effendi 19-28 April 1957, published at H-Bahai.net
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2002). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 29 (2000-2001), Pg(s) 273. View as PDF.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Baha'i World In Memoriam: 1992-1997, p 4
- ↑ Baha'i News (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 305, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1966). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 425, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
