Peter Khan

Peter Khan
Born
Peter Jamel Khan

November 12, 1936
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
DiedJuly 15, 2011
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NSA memberAustralia
1958 - 1963
ABMAmericas
1967 - 1976
CounsellorAustralasia
1976 - 1983
ITC member1983 - 1987
UHJ member1987 - 2010
Spouse(s)Janet Khan
Parent(s)Fazal "Frank" and Hookoomat "Bibi" Khan
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Dr. Peter Jamel Khan (November 12, 1936 - July 15, 2011) was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith.

Dr. Khan was born in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, however his family was originally from Khasi Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. When he was 12 years old, his family became the first Muslims in Australia to join the Baha'i Faith.[1] Dr. Khan received his BSc in 1956, his BE in 1959, and his doctorate in electrical engineering in 1963 from the University of Sydney. From 1963 to 1967 he was a Fulbright postdoctoral fellow and later professor of electrical engineering at the University of Michigan in the United States. When he returned to Australia he was visiting professor at the University of New South Wales (1975) and associate professor at the University of Queensland (1976-83).

Dr. Khan served as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Australia from 1958 to 1963. Subsequently he was appointed as an Auxiliary Board for the Propagation of the Faith in the United States from 1967 to 1976, as a Continental Counsellor for the Protection and Propagation of the Faith in Australasia from 1976 to 1983, and a member of the International Teaching Centre from 1983 to 1987. He was elected to the Universal House of Justice in 1987 where he served until 2010, retiring along with fellow House member Hooper Dunbar.[2]

Dr. Khan passed away in Brisbane in the early hours of Friday the 15th of July, 2011, after a sudden short illness.[1] He was buried at Toowong Cemetery in a service attended by more than 800 people from around the world.[3][4]

Publications[edit]

Books[edit]

Articles[edit]

Forewords[edit]

  • 1991 - Foreword to Studying the Writings of Shoghi Effendi.[11]
  • 1993 - Foreword to Proofs from the Holy Qur'án Regarding the Advent of Bahá'u'lláh.[12]
  • 2007 - Foreword to Peace: More Than an End to War.
  • 2013 - Foreword to Manijeh: Not Only a Change of Name.[13]

Talks[edit]

Note[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kingston, Eric. "Peter J. Khan (1936-2011)", The Australian Baha'i, September 2011. p.6.
  2. ↑ "By-election announced for two members of Universal House of Justice". Bahá’í World Centre. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Day, Michael. "The funeral of a 'distinguished servant'", The Australian Baha'i, September 2011. p.8.
  4. ↑ Find-A-Grave memorial page for Dr Peter Jamel Khan (12 Nov 1936–15 Jul 2011), Find a Grave Memorial no. 148765555, citing Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by Maysan (contributor 48409851)
  5. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_meditation
  6. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_political_noninvolvement_obedience
  7. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/compilation_bahai_scholarship_khan
  8. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_faith_current_issues
  9. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_topics_research
  10. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_aspects_bahai_scholarship
  11. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_studying_writings_shoghieffendi
  12. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/afaqi_proofs_quran_bahaullah
  13. ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/products/manijeh

References[edit]

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