Iraj Ayman
Iraj Ayman | |
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| Born | 1928 |
| NSA member | Iran ???? - ???? |
| Counsellor | Western Asia 1970 - 1980 Asia 1985 - 1988 |
Dr. Iraj Ayman (b. 1928) is a Persian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran and as a Continental Counselor.
Background[edit]
Ayman was the son of ʿAbbás Ayman who was a Bahá’í,[1] and he was an active Bahá’í in his youth being appointed to the National Baha'i Youth Committee of Iran in the 1940's.[2] He studied in the west completing an Education degree at the University of Edinburgh in 1952 and then a Ph.D. degree in Psychology and Public Administration at the University of Southern California in 1957. He then returned to Iran and worked as Professor of Applied Psychology and Personnel Management at the Institute of Administrative Sciences of the University of Tehran from 1957 to 1960.
In 1960 Ayman was appointed Head of Department of Psychology and Director of Education at the National Teachers College in Tehran serving in the role until 1963,[3] and he also served on the Committee of Psychometrics of the Ministry of Labor and Social Services from 1960 to 1964. He completed Post Doctorate studies in management at Harvard University in the United States in 1963 then returned to Iran where he served on several committees in his professional career. He founded the National Institute of Psychology in Tehran in 1970, serving as its President until 1980. Throughout the late 1960's and 1970's he served as a visiting professor at the University of the Philippines in Manila and University of California in Los Angeles.
While in Iran Ayman served on the Local Assembly of Tehran and the National Spiritual Assembly,[4] and in 1970 he was appointed as a member of the Continental Board of Counselors for Western Asia serving until 1980 when the body was merged with several other Boards to form the Continental Board for Asia.[5] Ayman moved to the United States in 1980, settling in Chicago and serving on its Local Spiritual Assembly. In 1983 he returned to Asia moving to Bangkok, Thailand, where he was employed by UNESCO as a Regional advisor for the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. He served on the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bangkok and in 1985 he was appointed to the Continental Board for Asia.[6]
In 1987 Ayman moved to Paris, France, to serve as chief of training higher education personnel for UNESCO, and in 1988 he was relieved of service as Counselor when a replacement was appointed as he was no longer able to live in the Board for Asia's area of jurisdiction. In 1988 he began serving as a consultant to UNOPS and UNESCO. He moved to St. Gallen, Switzerland at some point where he served on the Local Spiritual Assembly and worked at the Bahá’í inspired Landegg Academy from 1989 to 1993.
Ayman moved to the United States in 1994 settling in Chicago and in 1995 he began advising the Wilmette Institute, serving on its board, and teaching classes on education and spiritual development.[7]
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References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207862244/abbas-ayman
- ↑ Moojan Momen, The Momen (Ulfat) Family History, p 125
- ↑ World Order, Vol. 38, No. 3, p 16
- ↑ Boris Handal, Khamsis: A Cradle of True Gold Gold, self-published, 2020, p 114
- ↑ Ridvan 1970 message from the Universal House of Justice
- ↑ 24 October 1985 message from the Universal House of Justice to the Baha'is of the World
- ↑ World Order, Vol. 38, No. 3, p 16
