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The election of Dr. Payman Mohajer and Mr. Paul Lample to the vacancies on the Universal House of Justice created by the departure at Naw-Ruz of Mr. Ian Semple and Mr. Douglas Martin, owing to age and the related needs of the Faith. [From the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies, 20 March 2005]

Dr. Mohajer was born in Tehran, Iran, where he received his elementary school education. He then went with his family to India where he received a degree in homoeopathic medicine in 1984. After several years work in his medical clinic, Dr. Mohajer completed a master's degree in psychology.
In 1966, his interest in the field of education led him to establish a Baha'i-inspired institution, the Foundation for the Advancement of Science.
He was appointed as an Auxiliary Board member in 1986, serving until he was appointed to the Continental Board of Counsellors in Asia in 1991. He was called to serve as a member of the International Teaching Centre in 1998 and was reappointed in 2003.

Mr. Lample, an author and educator, was born in Philadelphia, Penn., USA. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and a Master of Science from the National University in San Diego, Calif. In the early 1990s he served on the National Teaching Committee of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
In 1994 he moved to the Baha'i World Centre to serve as coordinator of the Office of Social and Economic Development. He was appointed to the International Teaching Centre in 2003.

The other members of the Universal House of Justice are Dr. Farzam Arbab, Kiser Barnes, Hooper Dunbar, Hartmut Grossmann, Dr. Firaydoun Javaheri, Dr. Peter Khan, and Glenford Mitchell. [BWNS358; Bahá'í Canada Vol 17 No 11 April 2005 p4]

- Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Douglas Martin; Elections; Ian Semple; Paul Lample; Payman Mohajer; Universal House of Justice, Election of; Universal House of Justice, Members of
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