Adib Taherzadeh

Adib Taherzadeh

Adib Taherzadeh (1921 in Yazd, Iran – January 26, 2000) served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, between 1988 and 2000.

Biography

Taherzadeh was born into a Bahá'í Family in Yazd, Iran. He studied electrical engineering at the University of Tehran, pursued advanced studies in Coventry, England, and worked as the chief engineer of an industrial concern from 1950 until 1984.

Mr. Taherzadeh served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the British Isles from 1960 to 1971. He was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Republic of Ireland when it was formed in 1972 and was appointed in 1976 to the European Continental Board of Counsellors, a senior advisory body. He was elected to the Universal House of Justice in 1988.

Major Works

*cite book
last = Taherzadeh
first = A.
year = 2000
title = The Child of the Covenant
publisher = George Ronald
location = Oxford, UK
id = ISBN 0853984395

*cite book
last = Taherzadeh
first = A.
year = 1972
title = The Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh
publisher = George Ronald
location = Oxford, UK
id = ISBN 0853983445

*cite book
last = Taherzadeh
first = A.
year = 1976
title = The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 1: Baghdad 1853-63
publisher = George Ronald
location = Oxford, UK
id = ISBN 0853982708

*cite book
last = Taherzadeh
first = A.
year = 1977
title = The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 2: Adrianople 1863-68
publisher = George Ronald
location = Oxford, UK
id = ISBN 0853980713

*cite book
last = Taherzadeh
first = A.
year = 1984
title = The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 3: `Akka, The Early Years 1868-77
publisher = George Ronald
location = Oxford, UK
id = ISBN 0853981442

*cite book
last = Taherzadeh
first = A.
year = 1987
title = The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 4: Mazra'ih & Bahji 1877-92
publisher = George Ronald
location = Oxford, UK
id = ISBN 0853982708

References

* [http://www.onecountry.org/e114/e11413as_Taherzadeh.htm Adib Taherzadeh, member of the Universal House of Justice, passes away] One Country, Volume 11, Issue 4 / January-March 2000


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