Heshmatollah Rowhani
Heshmatollah Rowhani | |
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| Born | 1931 Najafabad, Iran |
| Died | c. 1980 |
| ABM | Asia ???? - 1980 |
Heshmatollah Rowhani (1931 - c. 1980) was a Persian Bahá’í who served as an Auxiliary Board member. He was abducted following the 1979 Revolution in Iran and is assumed to have been martyred.
Biography[edit]
Rowhani was born into a Bahá’í family in Najafabad in 1931. After completing his school he studied medicine at Tehran University then became a medical director working for government agencies in Karaj, Ray, and Tehran. He was also an active member of the Bahá’í community serving on the Local Spiritual Assemblies of Kashan and Karaj.[1]
Rowhani was appointed to the Auxiliary Board for Asia. On August 21, 1980, he attended a meeting with the National Spiritual Assembly which was raided by Revolutionary Guards. He was abducted along with everyone else present at the meeting and never seen again.[1]
