Firaydoun Javaheri

Firaydoun Javaheri (born in Iran) 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 2003.

Biography

After growing up and finishing his Masters in Agriculture at the University of Karaj in Iran, Dr. Javaheri lived 27 years in the African countries of Gambia and Zambia, working as Chief Technical Adviser for the Food and Agriculture Organization. He completed a doctorate in agronomy from the University of Zimbabwe. In 1976 he was appointed Auxiliary Board member and in 1995 Continental Counsellor before being elected to the Universal House of Justice in 2003. [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]

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