Vahid Tizfahm

Vahid Tizfahm (May 16, 1973) was one of the seven members of the group known as the Friends in Iran. Mr. Tizfahm was arrested on the 14th of May, 2008 at his home in Tehran. He remains in prison with his colleagues.

Biography

Vahid Tizfahm is an optometrist and owner of an optical shop in Tabriz, where he lived until early 2008, when he moved to Tehran.

He was born 16 May 1973 in the city of Urumiyyih. He spent his childhood and youth there and, after receiving his high school diploma in mathematics, he went to Tabriz at the age of 18 to study to become an optician. He later also studied sociology at the Advanced Bahá’í Studies Institute (ABSI).

At the age of 23, Mr. Tizfahm married Furuzandeh Nikumanesh. They have a son, Samim, who is now nine years old and in the fourth grade.

Since his youth, Mr. Tizfahm has served the Bahá’í community in a variety of capacities. At one time he was a member of the Bahá’í National Youth Committee. Later, he was appointed to the Auxiliary Board, an advisory group that serves to uplift and inspire Bahá’í communities at the regional level. He has also taught local Bahá’í children’s classes. He was appointed to the Friends in 2006.

References

• "Lives of service: Profiles of seven imprisoned Baha'is". Bahá’í World News Service. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2010.