Kiser Barnes

Kiser Barnes

Kiser Barnes (born January 13, 1943 in Baltimore, United States) is currently serving as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith. He was elected in 2000.

Biography

Barns is educated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Morgan State University (1965), a Juris Doctor's degree from the University of Maryland School of Law (1974), as well as a Masters in the Philosophy of Law from Obafemi Awolowo University. He practiced law in Maryland before moving residence to West Africa where he was a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. There he taught the law of business associations, law of contracts and international economic law from 1980 to 1993.

Mr. Barnes was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Benin from 1977 to 1979. He was appointed an Auxiliary Board for the propagation of the Faith in Nigeria and served in that capacity from 1981 to 1990. In 1990 he was appointed to the the Continental Board of Counsellors for the Protection and Propagation of the Faith in Africa. Three years later to the International Teaching Centre where he served until his election to the Universal House of Justice in 2000. [cite web |url=http://news.bahai.org/story/208 |title=Two new members join Universal House of Justice |author=Bahá'í World News Service |date=2003-05-07]

Bibliography

* "Bahá'u'lláh: His Station and Mission"
* "Mirza Mihdi's Five Smooth Stones"
* "The Naming of Femi's Brother"
* "Stories of Bahá'u'lláh and Some Notable Believers"
* "A Story of Peace: For the Children of God"

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