List of National Spiritual Assemblies

The following list of NSAs provides the name, date of formation or reformation, date of dissolution or disbandenment, and a list of nations assigned to them. The primary sources for this table are:

  • "Tag: "National Spiritual Assembly, formation"".[1] - Since there are not page numbers on the website, the index numbers of each entry is used. The primary references for the information in this item are provided in that document.
  • "The Life of Shoghi Effendi".[2]

National Assemblies (Alphabetical)[edit]

Note: This table is under construction. It will eventually replace other lists available. See the "See Also" section below.

List of Bahá'í National Spiritual Assemblies
National Spiritual Assembly National
or
Regional 		Date(s) Jurisdiction
A
Afghanistan National 1972-1979 Afghanistan[3] [4]
Alaska National 1957 Alaska.[5]
Albania National 1992 Albania[6] [7]
Algeria and Tunisia (also North Africa) Regional 1967-1969 Algeria, Tunisia[8]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands National 1984 Andaman and Nicobar[9]
Angola National 1992 Angola[10] [11]
Arabian Peninsula Regional 1957-1972 Aden Protectorate, Bahrain, Hijaz, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.[12] [13]
Argentina National 1961 Argentina[14]
Armenia National 1995 Armenia[15] [16]
Australia National 1957 Australia[17]
Australia and New Zealand Regional 1934-1957 Australia, New Zealand[18] [19]
Austria National 1959 Germany, Austria[20]
Azerbaijan National 1992 Azerbaijan[21] [22]
B
Bahamas National 1978 Bahamas[23]
Baltic States Regional 1992-1999 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania[24] [25]
Bangladesh National 1972 Bangladesh[26] [27]
Barbados National 1981 Barbados[28] [29]
Barbados and the Windward Islands Regional 1972-1981 Barbados, Grenada, Grenadines, St. Lucia[30]
Belarus National 1995 Belarus.[31] [32]
Belgium National 1962 Belgium[33]
Belize National 1967 Belize (British Honduras)[34]
Benelux Countries Regional 1957-1962 Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands[35]
Benin (Formerly Dahomey) National 1975 Benin.[36]
Bermuda National 1981 Bermuda[37] [38]
Bolivia National 1961 Bolivia[39]
Bophuthatswana National 1981-1995 Bophuthatswana[40] [41]
Botswana National 1970 Botswana[42]
Brazil National 1961 Brazil[43]
Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela Regional 1957-1961 Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela[44] [45]
British Isles Regional 1923-1972 England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales[46]
Brunei National 1966-1972 Brunei[47]
Bulgaria National 1992 Bulgaria[48] [49]
Burkina Faso National 1974 Burkina Faso[50] [51]
Burma National 1959 Burma[52]
Burundi National 1972-1972
1978-1996
2011		 Burundi[53] [54]
Burundi and Rwanda Regional 1969-1972 Burundi, Rwanda.[55]
C
Cambodia National 1994 Cambodia.[56] [57]
Cameroon National 1967 Cameroon, Corisco, Fernando Po, São Tomé and Príncipe, Spanish Guinea[58]
Canada National 1948 Canada[59]
Canary Islands National 1984 Canary Islands.[60]
Cape Verde Islands National 1984 Cape Verde.[61]
Caroline Islands Regional 1978-1985 Eastern Caroline Islands, Western Caroline Islands[62] [63]
Caucasus Regional 1924-1938 Modern Armenia, Southern portion of Azerbaijan, Igdir in Turkey[18] [64]
Central Africa Regional 1970-1971 Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Gabon[65]
Central African Republic National 1971 Central African Republic[66]
Central America Regional 1951-1957 Antilles, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,Nicaragua, Panama[67] [68]
Central America and Mexico Regional 1957-1961 Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama[69] [70]
Central and East Africa Regional 1956-1964 Comoros, French Equatorial Africa, Ruanda-Urundi, Seychelles, Tanganyika, Zanzibar[71]
Central and East Africa Regional 1956-1964 Belgian Congo, Comoros, French Equatorial Africa, Seychelles, Tanganyika, Zanzibar[72]
Central Asia Regional 1992-1994 Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan (Kirghizia), Tajikistan (Tadzhikistan), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan[73]
Chad National 1971 Chad[74]
Chile National 1961 Chile[75]
Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia Regional 1957-1961 Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay[76] [77]
Ciskei National 1985-1995 Ciskei[78] [79]
Columbia National 1961 Colombia[80]
Congo and Gabon Regional 1971-1972 Congo (Brazzavillille), Gabon[81]
Cook Islands National 1985 Cook Islands, French Polynesia[82] [83]
Costa Rica National 1961 Costa Rica.[84] [85]
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) National 1985 Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)[86]
Croatia National 2021 Croatia[87]
Cuba National 1961 Cuba[88]
Cyprus National 1978 Cyprus[89]
Czech Republic National 1998 Czech Republic.[90]
Czech Republic and Slovakia Regional 1993-1998 Czech Republic, Slovakia.[91] [90]
Czechoslovakia National 1991-1993 Czechoslovakia[92] [93][94]
D
Dahomey, Togo and Niger Regional 1970-1975 Dahomey, Niger, Togo[95]
Democratic Republic of the Congo National 1972-1981
1987		 Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ziare)[96] [97] [98]
Denmark National 1962 Denmark[99]
Dominica National 1983 Dominica[100]
Dominican Republic National 1961 Dominican Republic[101]
E
East Leeward Islands Regional 1991-2006 Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat[102] [103]
Eastern and Southern Arabia Regional 1967-1984 Al-Masirah (Oman, 1967-1972), Bahrain, Kuria Muria Islands, Muscat and Oman (1967-1972), Qatar (1967-1978), Socotra (Southern Yemen Republic,1967-1967), Southern Yemen Republic (1967-1984), Trucial Sheikhs (United Arab Emirates, 1967-1972), Yemen (1967-1984) (including Hadhramaut, 1967-1972)[104]
Eastern Arabia Regional 1972-???? Saudi Arabia, Oman (1972-1978), United Arab Emirates (1972-1974)[105]
Eastern Caroline Islands National 1985 Truk, Pohnpei, Kosrae (part of Federated States of Micronesia)[106][107]
Eastern Malaysia and Brunei Regional 1972-1974 Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak[108]
Egypt and Sudan Regional 1923-1956 Egypt, Sudan[18] [109]
Ecuador National 1961 Ecuador[110]
El Salvador National 1961 El Salvador[111]
Equatorial Guinea National 1973-1973
1984		 Equatorial Guinea.[112]
Eritrea National 1995 Eritrea[113] [114]
Estonia National 1999 Estonia.[115]
Ethiopia Regional 1961-1975 Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia (or Abyssinia), Libya, Socotra (1961-1967), Sudan[116]
F
Fiji National 1970 Fiji.[117]
Finland National 1962 Finland[118]
France National 1958 France[119]
French Antilles Regional 1977-1984 Guadeloupe (6 islands including Basse-Terre, Grand-Terre, La Désirade, Îles des Saintes (2 islands), and Marie-Galante), Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin (Saint Maarten)[120] [121] [122] [123]
French Guiana National 1984 French Guiana[124]
G
Gabon National 1984 Gabon[125] [126]
Gambia National 1975 Gambia[127]
Germany National 1959 Germany Greece (till 1977)[20]
Georgia National 1995 Georgia[128] [129]
Germany and Austria Regional 1923-1937
1946-1959		 Austria, Germany[130] [18] [130]
Ghana National 1970 Ghana.[131]
Greater Antilles Regional 1957-1961 Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica[132] [133]
Greece National 1977 Greece.[134] [135]
Greenland National 1992 Greenland[136] [137]
Grenada National 1984 Grenada[138]
Guadeloupe National 1984 Guadeloupe[126]
Guatemala National 1961 British Honduras, Guatemala[139]
Guinea National 1982 Guinea[140] [141]
Guinea-Bissau National 1989 Guinea-Bissau.[142] [143]
Guyana National 1977 Guyana.[144] [145]
Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana Regional 1970-1977 French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname[146]
H
Haiti National 1961 Haiti[147]
Hawaiian Islands National 1964 Hawaii.[148]
Honduras National 1961 Honduras[149]
Hong Kong National 1974 Hong Kong[150] [151]
Hungary National 1992 Hungary[152] [153]
I
Iberian Peninsula Regional 1957-1962 Portugal, Spain[154] [155] [156]
Iceland National 1972 Iceland[157]
India National 1959 India, Malaysia[52]
India and Burma Regional 1923-1947
1957-1959		 Burma, India, Pakistan[158]
India, Burma and Pakistan Regional 1947-1957 Burma, India, Malaysia, Pakistan[159]
Indian Ocean Regional 1964-1972 Mauritius (1964-1972), the Madagascar (1964-1972), Réunion (1964-1972), the Seychelles (1964-1972), Comoros, Chagos Archipelago.[160]
Indonesia Regional 1964-1975
2001		 Indonesia, Mentawai Islands (until 1975), Portuguese Timor (until 1975), West Irian (until 1975)[161][162] [163]
Iran National 1934-1983 Iran[18] [164]
Iraq National 1931-1970
2004		 Iraq[18] [165]
Italy National 1962 Italy[166]
Italy and Switzerland Regional 1953-1962 Italy, Switzerland[167]
Ivory Coast and Mali Regional 1977-1985 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Mali[168]
Ivory Coast, Mali and Upper Volta Regional 1971-1977 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Mali, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso).[169]
J
Jamaica National 1961 Cayman Islands, Jamaica[170]
Japan National 1974 Japan[171] [172]
Jordan National 1975 Jordan[173]
K
Kazakhstan National 1994 Kazakhstan[174]
Kenya National 1964 Kenya[175]
Kiribati National 1981 Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands)[176]
Kiribati and Tuvalu Regional 1967-1981 Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands), Tuvalu (formerly the Ellice Islands)[177]
Korea National 1964 Korea[178]
Kuwait National 1972 Kuwait[179]
Kyrgyzstan National 1994 Kyrgyzstan[180]
L
Laos National 1967 Laos.[181]
Latvia National 1999 Latvia[182]
Lebanon National 1975 Lebanon, Syria.[173]
Leeward Islands Regional 1981-1991
2006		 Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe (1981-1991), Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Matin.[183] [184] [185]
Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands Regional 1967-1981 Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Windward Islands[186]
Lesotho National 1971 Lesotho[187]
Liberia National 1982-1991 Liberia.[140] [188]
Liberia National 1998 Liberia[189] [190]
Liberia and Guinea Regional 1975-1982 Liberia, Guinea[191]
Lithuania National 1999 Lithuania[192]
Luxembourg National 1962 Luxembourg.[193]
M
Macau National 1989 Macau[194] [195]
Madagascar National 1972 Madagascar (Malagasy Republic)[196]
Malawi National 1970 Malawi[197]
Malaysia Regional 1964-1972
1974-1998		 Brunei (1964-1966), Malaya, Singapore (1964-1972, 1974), Sabah (1964-1972, 1974-1998), Sarawak (1964-1972, 1974-1998)[198]
Moldova National 1996 Moldova.[199] [200]
Mali National 1985 Mali[201] [202]
Mariana Islands National 1978 Mariana Islands.[203]
Marshall Islands National 1977 Marshall Islands[204] [205]
Martinique National 1984 Martinique[206]
Mauritania National 1978-1983 Mauritania[207] [208]
Mauritius National 1972 Mauritius[209]
Mexico National 1961 Mexico[210]
Mongolia National 1994 Mongolia[211]
Morocco National 1982-1983 Morocco[212] [213]
Morocco National 2023 Morocco.[214]
Mozambique National 1985 Mozambique[215]
N
Namibia National 1981 Namibia[216] [217]
Near East Regional 1970-1975 Jordan, Lebanon, Syria.[218]
Nepal National 1972-1975
1982		 Nepal[219]
Netherlands National 1962 Netherlands[220]
New Caledonia National 1978 French Polynesia (until 1985), New Caledonia[83]
New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands Regional 1977-1978 Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia[221]
New Zealand National 1957 New Zealand[17]
Nicaragua National 1961 Nicaragua[222]
Niger National 1975-1978
1992		 Nigerref>Universal House of Justice. "Ridván 1992".</ref> [223]
Nigeria National 1970 Nigeria[224]
North East Africa Regional 1956-1975 Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, Socotra (1956-1961), Somalia, Sudan[225]
North West Africa Regional 1956-1982 Algeria (1964-1967), Cameroon (1964-1967), Canary Islands (1964-1982), Gambia (1956-1964), Ghana (1956-1964), Ifni (1964-1969), Madeira (1956-1982), Mauritania (1964-1982), Morocco (1964-1982), Río de Oro (1964-1975), Sierra Leone (1956-1964), Spanish Sahara (1964-1982), Western Sahara (1964-1967), Tunisia (1964-1967)[226]
North West Pacific Ocean Regional 1972-1978 Caroline Islands (1972-1978), Guam, Mariana Islands (1972-1978), Marshall Islands (1972-1977)[227]
Northeast Asia Regional 1957-1989 Formosa (1957-1967), Hainan Island (Province of China) (1957-1964), Hong Kong (1957-1974), Japan (1957-1974), Korea (1957-1964), Macau (1957-1989), Sakhalin Island (Russian Island) (1957-1964)[228]
Norway National 1962 Norway[229]
O
Oman National 1978 Oman[230]
P
Pakistan National 1957 Pakistan[231]
Panama National 1961 Panama[232]
Papua New Guinea National 1969 Papua New Guinea[233] [234]
Paraguay National 1961 Paraguay.[235]
Peru National 1961 Peru[236]
Philippines National 1964 Philippines[237]
Poland National 1992 Poland[238] [239]
Portugal National 1962 Portugal[240]
Puerto Rico National 1972 Puerto Rico[241]
Q
Qatar National 1978 Qatar[242]
R
Republic of the Congo National 1972-1978
1992		 Republic of the Congo.[243]
Republic of Ireland National 1972 Republic of Ireland.{sfn|Staff-1|p=3, 144}}
Réunion National 1972 Réunion[244]
Romania National 1991-2007 Romania[245]
Russia Regional 1992 Russia, Armenia (1992-1995), Georgia (1992-1995).[246] [247]
Rwanda National 1972-1996
1997		 Rwanda[248] [249] [250]
S
Sabah National 1998 Sabah[251] [252]
Saint Lucia National 1983 Saint Lucia[253]
Saint Vincent and Grenada Regional 1983-1984 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[254]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National 1984 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[255] [138]
Samoa National 1970 American Samoa, Samoa[256]
São Tomé and Príncipe National 1996-2003
2021		 São Tomé and Príncipe.[257] [258]
Sarawak National 1998 Sarawak.[259] [252]
Scandinavia and Finland Regional 1957-1962 Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden[260]
Senegal Regional 1975 Senegal, Mauritania (1975-1978), Guinea-Bissau (1975-1989) and Cape Verde (1975-1984)[261]
Seychelles National 1972 [Seychelles]][262]
Sicily National 1995 Sicily[263] [264]
Sierra Leone National 1975 Sierra Leone.[265]
Sikkim National 1967-1992 Sikkim[266] {{sfn|Staff-1}|p=99, 266}
Singapore National 1972 Singapore.[267] [268]
Slovakia National 1998 Slovakia.[269] [252]
Slovenia and Croatia Regional 1994-2006 Croatia, Slovenia[270]
Solomon Islands National 1971 Solomon Islands[271]
South Africa National 1987 South Africa[272]
South America Regional 1951 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela[273]
South and West Africa Regional 1956-1987 Angola, Botswana (Bechuanaland), Basutoland (now Lesotho), Chagos Archipelago (1956-1973), Comoros (1956-1964), Madagascar (1956-1964), Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique (1956-1985), Réunion, Seychelles, Namibia (1967-1980, previously South West Africa), Saint Helena, South Africa, Swaziland (1956-1978), Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zululand (1964-1967)[274]
South Central Africa Regional 1964-1970 Bechuanaland, Nyasaland, Zambia (Northern Rhodesia) (1964-1967), Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia)[275]
South East Arabia Regional 1974 [276] [277] <! Need Jurisdiction ***
South Pacific Islands Regional 1959-1964 Cook Islands, Fiji, Gilbert Islands (now part of Kiribati) [[|Tuvalu|Ellice Islands]] (now Tuvalu), Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu), Loyalty Islands (now part of New Caledonia), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga[278]
South Pacific Ocean Regional 1964-1970 American Samoa, Cook Islands, Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu), Gilber Islands (now Kiribati), Nauru, Fiji, Western Samoa, Tonga[278]
South West Pacific Ocean Regional 1964-1971 Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga.[279]
South West Pacific Ocean Regional 1971-1977 Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu)[280]
Southeast Asia Regional 1957-1964 Andaman and Nicobar (until 1984), Brunei, Cambodia, Cocos Islands, Dutch New Guinea (Western half of New Guinea, now part of Indonesia), Indo-China, Indonesia, Mentawai Islands, Malaysia, North Borneo, Philippines, Portuguese Timor, Sarawak, Siam, Singapore, Vietnam, West Borneo.[281] [282]
Soviet Union Regional 1991-1992 Armenia, Georgia (country), Russia[283] [284]
Spain National 1962 Andorra, Spain[285]
Sri Lanka National 1962 Sri Lanka (Cylon).[286]
Sudan National 1971 Sudan[287]
Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia National 1968-1975 Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan (1968-1971)[288]
Suriname National 1984 Suriname[124]
Suriname and French Guiana Regional 1977-1984 French Guiana, Suriname[289] [290]*
Swaziland National 1978 Swaziland[291]
Swaziland, Mozambique and Basutoland Regional 1967-1978 Angola (1976-1978), Basutoland (now Lesotho, 1967-1971), Mozambique (1967-1978), Swaziland (now Eswatini, 1967-1978)[292]
Sweden National 1962 Sweden[293]
Switzerland National 1962 Switzerland[294]
T
Taiwan National 1967 Taiwan.[295]
Tajikistan National 1994 Tajikistan.[296]
Tanzania National 1964 Tanzania (including Mafia Island, Pemba Island, Zanzibar-from 1964)[297]
Thailand National 1964-1974 Thailand, Laos[298]
Thailand National 1977 Thailand, Laos[299]
Timor-Lest National 2021 Timor-Leste.[300]
Togo National 1975 Togo.[301]
Tonga National 1985 Tonga[83]
Tonga and Cook Islands Regional 1970-1985 Cook Islands, Tonga[302]
Transkei National 1980-1995 Transkei (merged with South Africa in 1995).[303] [304]
Trinidad and Tobago National 1971 Republic of Trinidad and Tobago[305]
Tunisia National 1972 Tunisia[306] [307]
Turkey National 1959 Turkey[308]
Turkistan National 1925-1938 Turkistan[18] [64]
Turkmenistan National 1994 Turkmenistan[309]
Tuvalu National 1981 Tuvalu (formerly the Ellice Islands).[310] [311]
U
Uganda National 1970-1977
1981		 Uganda[312]
Uganda and Central Africa Regional 1964-1970 Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic (Leopoldville), Congo Republic (Brazzervill), Gabon, Rwanda, Uganda.[313]
. Ukrain National 1996 Ukraine[200]
Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova Regional 1992-1995 Belarus (Bielarus) (until 1995), Moldova, Ukraine.[314] [315]
Ukraine and Moldova Regional 1995-1996 Moldova, Ukraine.[316]
United Kingdom National 1972 England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales[317]
United States National 1948 Alaska (1948-1957), Hawaii (1948-1964), United States[318]
United States and Canada Regional 1925-1948 Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, United States[18] [319]
Upper West Africa Regional 1970-1975 Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde[320] [321]
Uruguay National 1961 Uruguay[322]
Uzbekistan National 1994 Uzbekistan[323]
V
Vanuatu National 1977 Vanuatu (New Hebrides before 1980)[324]
Venezuela National 1961 Venezuela.[325]
Vietnam National 1964-1977 Cambodia, Vietnam[326]
Vietnam (Unified) National 1977-1978
2008		 Cambodia, Vietnam[327]
Virgin Islands National 1981 Virgin Islands (British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands)[328] [329]
W
West Africa Regional 1964-1982 Cape Verde (1964-1970), Gambia (1064-1975), Guinea (1964-1975), Ivory Coast, Liberia (1964-1975), Mali, Portugese Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone (1964-1970), Upper Volta (1964-1970).[330] [331]
West Central Africa Regional 1964-1970 Cameroon (1964-1967), [[Equatorial Guinea|Corisco], Dahomey, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Spanish Guinea, St. Thomas Islands, Togo.[332] [333]
West Leeward Islands Regional 1991-2006

Anguilla, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Matin[334]

Western Caroline Islands National 1985 Palau and Yap (part of Federated States of Micronesia.[335] [336]
Windward Islands Regional 1972-1984 Barbados (1972-1981), Dominica (1972-1983), Grenada (1972-1984), St. Lucia (1972-1983), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1972-1984)[337] [338]
Y
Yemen National 1984-2018 Yemen[339] {{sfn|Staff-1|p=231}
Z
Zambia National 1967 Zambia (Northern Rodesia)).[340]
Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia) National 1970 Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia)[341]

See Also[edit]

The pages listed below provide several views related to the growth of the Bahá'í Faith around the world.

Bahaipedia pages:

External sources:


These various views are presented in separate pages, in an attempt to keep each page manageable. Most of these pages are dynamic and are expected to be updated as NSA's are formed or transition.

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