1981: Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Asia

Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Asia (1981) with the Hand of the Cause Paul Haney. Seated, left to right: Khudarahm Payman, Yan Kee Leong, Shirin Boman, Paul E. Haney, Zena Sorabjee, Dipchand Khianra, Ruhu'llah Mumtazi. Standing, left to right: John Fozdar, Burhani'd-Din Afshin, Manuchihr Salmanpur, S.Nagaratnam, Zabihu'llah Gulmuhamadi, Chellie J.undram, Vicente Samaniego, Hideya Suzuki left the meeting before the photograph was taken. Aydin Guney and Masih Farhangi were unable to attend. Dr. Farhangi, imprisoned at that time in Iran, was executed in June 1981. 
(The Baha'i World 1979-1983)