NSA:Upper West Africa

Upper West Africa
National Spiritual Assembly
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Upper West Africa First NSA of Upper West Africa, 1970
Membership
History:
-	Established	1970
-	Preceded	Gambia (1975)
-	Preceded	Senegal (1975)
Sister Projects		Media

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Upper West Africa was a regional administrative body responsible for the Bahá’í communities of several African nations.

History

The National Spiritual Assembly of Upper West Africa was established in 1970. It was elected by delegates from the Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania.

In 1975 Gambia formed an independent National Spiritual Assembly, and the jurisdiction of the Assembly of Upper West Africa was changed to comprise of Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands. Although initially the name Upper West Africa was kept, the Assembly was renamed the National Spiritual Assembly of Senegal shortly after the change in jurisdiction.

Past members

Name	Served
Ali Behjat	1970 - ????
Nosrat Rouhani	1970 - ????
Bye N’jie Lowe	1970 - ????
Alieu Badara N’jie	1970 - ????
Kanniyah K. Adaikkalam	1970 - ????
Mas’ud Yazdani	1970 - 1971
Mohammed Ali Djaladi	1970 - 1971
Aminullah Bakshandegi	1970 - 1971
Jamshid Fanaiyyan	1970 - ????
Nassiron Tauhidi	1971 - ????
B. Amin	1971 - ????
Samba M. B. Gaye	1971 - ????

References

• Baha'i News (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 475, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF. 1970-71 Assembly reported
• Baha'i News. No. 487, p 19: 1971-72 Assembly reported