Ian Semple

Ian Semple
Born	Ian Chalmers Semple December 2, 1928 New Barnet, England
Declared	1950
Died	December 1, 2011 Switzerland
NSA member	British Isles 1955 - 1961
ABM	Europe 1957 - 1961
IBC member	1961 - 1963
UHJ member	1963 - 2005
Spouse(s)	Louise Semple (née Gloor)
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Ian Chalmers Semple (December 2, 1928 - December 1, 2011) was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith, from 1963 to 2005.

Mr. Semple was born in New Barnet, England. From 1947 to 1949 he completed his national service in the British Army, during which period he earned a commission in the Royal Corps of Signals. He became a member of the Bahá’í Faith in 1950. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, obtaining a BA in German and French Language and Literature in 1952, and an MA in 1955. He subsequently studied accounting in the City of London, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1955 and becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

He was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the British Isles in 1955 and elected as its secretary in 1956. He was an Auxiliary Board member in Europe from 1957 to 1961 with particular responsibility for the north of England, Scotland, Norway and Sweden. In 1961 he was elected to the International Bahá’í Council, and moved his residence to Haifa. In 1963 he was elected to the Universal House of Justice and served in that capacity until 2005.

Publications

• 1999 - Knowledge and the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh: Invited Commentary, published in Bahá'í Studies Review, 9.
• 2001 - Towards a Spiritual Civilization, published in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 11:3-4.
• 2005 - Interpretation and the Guardianship, published in Lights of Irfan, 6, pages 203-216.
• 2008 - The Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice, published in Lights of Irfan, Volume 9, pages 363-390.
• 2010 - The Indispensability of Consultation for Ordering Human Affairs, published in Lights of Irfan, Volume 11, pages 271-286.

Talks

• 1963 - Achievements Under Guidance of Guardianship
• 1991 - Obedience
• 2001 - The Revealed Word of Bahá’u’lláh
• 2006 - Talks at Ampleforth Summer School
  • The Bahá’í World Centre
  • Century of Light: Part 1
  • Century of Light: Part 2
• 2006 - The Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice
• 2006 - Questions & Answers in London

References

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• "Members of the Universal House of Justice". Beliefnet. 2002-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
• "Bahá'í World Centre". UK Bahá’í Journal. 2003-05-7. Retrieved 2008-09-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
• "Presenters". Changing times. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
• "Ian C. Semple, 1928-2011". Bahá’í World News Service. 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
• "Ian Semple obituary". Michael Semple/ The Guardian. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
• Ian Semple' own life story http://bahaihistoryuk.wordpress.com/category/semple-ian/s