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| 1954 15 Feb |
Charles Duncan (a musician and composer) and Harry Clark, both Americans, arrived in Brunei from Kota Kinabalu (Jesselton) in Sabah, where they had been waiting for several weeks, and were named Knights of Bahá’u’lláh. [BW13:451; PH63]
Later he pioneered to Thailand where he learned the language. See Servants of the Glory page 19 |
Brunei; Thailand |
Knights of Bahaullah; Charles Duncan; Harry Clark |
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| 1954 Apr |
Dr John Fozdar arrived in Brunei in April 1954 and was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh. [BW13:450]
See Remembering Dr John Fozdar. |
Brunei |
John Fozdar; Knights of Bahaullah |
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| 1954 Jul c. |
The first person to become a Bahá’í in Brunei, Daphne Hassan, enrolled. |
Brunei |
Daphne Hassan |
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| 1957 Ridván |
The first local spiritual assembly in Brunei had already been formed. [BW 13:302] |
Brunei |
Local Spiritual Assembly |
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| 1960 Dec |
Mr Yan Kee Leong of Malaysia took the Bahá’í Faith to the remote Iban people of Brunei. |
Brunei |
Yan Kee Leong |
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| 1960 Dec |
Philip Suning, the first member of the Iban tribe to become a Bahá’í, enrolled. |
Brunei |
First believers by background |
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| 1964 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Malaysia (known as Malaya prior to 1963) was formed with its seat in Kuala Lumpur and comprising Malaya, Singapore, Brunei, Sabah, and Sarawak. Prior to this time the area was under the guidance of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, Pakistan and Burma, owing to the fact that the Guardian had entrusted the growth and development of the Faith to that assembly in 1950. [BW14p99; Bahaipedia Malaysia] |
Kuala Lumpur; Malaysia; Malaya; Singapore; Brune; Sabah; Sarawak |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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| 1966 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Brunei was formed with its seat in Brunei town. [BW14p99; Ridván Message 1965: Ridván 1966] |
Brunei |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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from the Main Catalogue
- Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes, by Graham Hassall (2000). Brief notes on the history of Bahá'í activities and the dates of NSA formation in Africa, China, Australia, and elsewhere. [about]
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