Douglas Martin (Bahá'í)

Douglas Martin (Bahá'í)

James Douglas Martin (born February 24, 1929 in Ontario, Canada) served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, between 1993 and 2005.

Biography

Douglas Martin holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario (1949), and a master's degree in history from the University of Waterloo (1967). Before devoting himself exclusively to Bahá'í administration and scholarship, Mr. Martin pursued a professional career as a consultant in advertising and public relations. Mr. Martin was as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada from 1960 to 1985, serving as its general secretary from 1965 to 1985. In 1985, he was appointed director-general of the International Community's Office of Public Information at the Bahá'í World Centre in Haifa, Israel. He served in that capacity until 1993 when he was elected to the Universal House of Justice.

Biography

* "The Bahá'í Faith"


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