Khudárahm Paymán

Khudárahm Paymán
BornNovember, 1921
Yazd, Iran
DiedAugust 2, 2002
Jakarta, Indonesia
NSA memberIndia, Pakistan, & Burma
???? - ????
Southeast Asia
1957 - 1964
ABMAsia
???? - 1968
CounsellorSoutheast Asia
1968 - 1980
Asia
1980 - 1990
 Media

Khudáraḥm Hormozdyar Paymán (November, 1921 - August 2, 2002) was a Persian Bahá’í who pioneered to Indonesia where he served as an Auxiliary Board and National Spiritual Assembly member and a Continental Counsellor.

Biography[edit]

Paymán was born into a Bahá’í family in Yazd in 1921. He moved to Bombay in India in 1942 in order to begin his career in business and he was also an active Bahá’í ultimately being elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of India, Pakistan, and Burma. In 1947 he married Parvin Siroosi and they went on to have three children.[1]

Paymán pioneered to Indonesia in 1950 due to a request from Shoghi Effendi for pioneers to settle in Southeast Asia,[2][3] and he was the first pioneer to settle in the country.[4] He established himself in Jakarta with his family and a cousin joining him shortly after his arrival, and began efforts to have Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era translated into Indonesian shortly after settling.[3] Professionally he established a business exporting tea from Indonesia back to Iran. In 1954 he helped Raḥmatu’lláh Muhájir to pioneer to Indonesia.[5]

In 1957 Paymán was elected to the inaugural National Spiritual Assembly of Southeast Asia,[6] and he served on the body until it was disbanded in 1964. He was unable to attend the First International Convention in 1963 but cast a postal vote in the establishment of the Universal House of Justice.[7] Raḥmatu’lláh Muhájir appointed him to the Auxiliary Board for Asia at some point and he was serving as of 1967.[5][8]

Paymán was appointed to the Continental Board of Southeast Asia when it was established in 1968 for an indefinite term.[9] In 1980 the Universal House of Justice merged the various Continental Boards for Asia into a single body and introduced five year terms to the Institution and he was appointed for two terms in 1980 and 1985, also being appointed Trustee of the Continental Fund in 1985,[10] completing his service in 1990.[11] During his time as Counsellor he traveled across Indonesia extensively and also made teaching trips to Malaysia, Burma, Laos, and the Philippines, and he also served on the Southeast Asia Regional Board of Trustees of Huqúqu’lláh.[1]

Paymán passed away in Jakarta in 2002 and the Universal House of Justice directed that memorial gatherings were to be held in Indonesia and at the Bahá’í House of Worship in New Delhi, India, after his passing.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2004). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 31 (2002-2003), Pg(s) 270. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ A. Manisegaran, Jewel Among the Nations, Splendour Productions: Ampang, 2003, p 58
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Baha'i News (1951). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 248, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ A. Manisegaran, Jewel Among Nations, Splendour Publications: Ampang, 2003, p 206
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Iran Furútan Muhájir, Dr Muhajir, Baha'i Publishing Trust of India: New Delhi, 2006, p 26
  6. ↑ Baha'i News (1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 319, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ Rabbani, Ruhiyyih (Ed.) (1992). The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963. Bahá’í World Centre. ISBN 0-85398-350-X., p 410.
  8. ↑ Baha'i News (1967). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 436, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ Baha'i News (August 1968). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 449, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
  10. ↑ American Baha'i, December 1985, p 2
  11. ↑ Baha'i News (February 1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 599, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
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