Baha'is elect national governing body
Sydney, 28 Apr 2012
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia
Baha’is from throughout Australia have elected the members of the Faith’s national governing body at the annual convention in Sydney.
Conducted by secret ballot in a prayerful atmosphere with no nominations or electioneering, the election by 95 delegates is the central focus of the National Baha’i Convention, being held from 27 April to 29 April at the Sydney Baha’i Centre in Silverwater.
All adult Baha’is in Australia, men and women, are eligible to be elected to the nine-member National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Australia. The Faith has no clergy but is governed by elected councils at national and local levels.
Those elected to the National Spiritual Assembly were Arini Beaumaris, David Chittleborough, Anton Jones, Eric Kingston, Fiona McDonald, Fariborz Moshirian, Golshah Naghdy, Vahid Saberi, and Bijan Samali.
Discussion
As well as participating in the election of the National Spiritual Assembly, the convention delegates, representing electoral units in all parts of Australia, discussed issues of concern to the Australian Baha’i Community.
These included plans for community development, educational programs for children and young teenagers, and working with other Australians to transform the neighbourhoods in which they live.
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