Muhammad Bashír
Dr. Muhammad Bashír | |
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| Born | November 30, 1891 Port Said, Egypt |
| Died | December 21, 1936 Alexandria, Egypt |
| NSA member | Egypt & Sudan ???? - ???? |
Dr. Muhammad Bashír (November 30, 1891 - December 21, 1936) was an Egyptian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt and Sudan.
Biography[edit]
Bashír was born into a Bahá’í family in Port Said in 1891. His father Ibráhim Effendi ‘Alí was among the earliest Bahá’ís of Egypt. Bashír completed his primary education in Port Said then moved to the Holy Land where he attended the Syrian Anglican College in Haifa.[1]
In 1909 Bashír moved to the United States to study, accompanying Zia Bagdadi, and he graduated with a medical degree from Valparaiso College in 1913. While in America he met with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá when he visited Illinois and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá praised him and his father.[1]
Bashír returned to Egypt where he was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt and Sudan at some point after it was established in 1924 and was involved in promoting participation in the Bahá’í National Conventions of Egypt and consolidating Bahá’í administration in the country.[2] In approximately 1927 he was serving as Chairman of the Assembly and helped coordinate efforts to pursue recognition of the Faith from the Egyptian government.[1]
In 1936 Bashír passed away in Alexandria, Egypt.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1939). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 7 (1936-1938), Pg(s) 549. View as PDF.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1939). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 7 (1936-1938), Pg(s) 548. View as PDF.
