Massoud Berdjis
Massoud Berdjis | |
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| Born | January 9, 1927 Kashan, Iran |
| Died | February 1, 2001 Saarlouis, Germany |
| NSA member | Austria 1959 - 1960 1964 - 1968 Germany 1972 - 1994 |
Massoud Berdjis (January 9, 1927 - February 1, 2001) was a Persian Bahá’í who pioneered to Austria and Germany where he served on the countries National Spiritual Assemblies.
Biography[edit]
Berjis was born in 1927 into a Bahá’í family in Kashan, Iran. In 1947 he moved to Zurich, Switzerland, to study mechanical engineering at a university and he was an active member of the Swiss Bahá’í community. He took one semester off from his studies in order to devote time to assisting Hand of the Cause Adelbert Mühlschlegel with translating the Kitab-i-Iqan.[1]
In 1951 Berdjis graduated with his degree in mechanical engineering then moved to Germany to pursue a doctorate. He met Hermine Mayer in Germany and they married, had four children, then pioneered to Vienna, Austria. When the independent National Spiritual Assembly of Austria was formed in 1959 Berdjis was elected to the body serving for a year and he was re-elected to the Assembly in 1964 serving for four years.[1]
As of 1970 Berdjis had moved back to Germany and he was appointed as the Deputy Trustee for Ḥuqúqu’lláh for Germany that year. In Germany he worked for several engineering firms and research centers. His work involved a large amount of travel which he used to teach widely across the country. He was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Germany in 1972 and served until 1994. When the Iranian Revolution took place in 1979 Berdjis assisted with efforts to inform the German government about the situation of the Bahá’ís in Iran.[1]
In 1985 Berdjis pioneered to the town of Saarlouis in Germany aiming to establish a Local Spiritual Assembly. He continued traveling from the town to deliver talks and conduct seminars on the Faith until passing away in Saarlouis in 2001.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2002). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 29 (2000-2001), Pg(s) 269. View as PDF.
