Bahá’í Councils 2025 – 2026

On 25 November, the Day of the Covenant, a new term of service began for Regional Bahá’í Councils in Canada. Councils are institutions that were brought into being by the Universal House of Justice to carry forward the teaching work and minister to the needs of a rapidly growing Bahá’í community.

The following individuals will be serving on Bahá’í Councils until November 2026:

Alberta

Milad Asdaghi, Nazila Ghasemi, Tony Liu, Sina Misaghian, Vajdiyeh Shaker-Razavi

The Atlantic Provinces

Ryan Brennan, Kristi Petro, Hedda Schuurman, Gnei (Kumala) Sobhani and Honeylyn Tahershamsi

British Columbia

Elham Abay, Susan Ardekany, Paymaan Behrouzi, Amy Brooks, Jason Burtwistle, Tabasom Eblaghie, Cyrus Greenall, Alaleh Rohani, Cindy Snedden

Ontario

Noora Akhavan, Tyrone Davids, Livia Dittmer, Jeff Hamilton-Bachiu, Jane Hoy, Pejman Mosleh, Roya Mostaghim-Vaezi, Ted Slavin, Melanie Vafaie

Quebec

Josée Cardinale, Dave Courtemanche, Gregory Fortin-Vidah, Mitra Javanmardi, Nabil Nakhostine, Ilya Shodjaee-Zrudlo, Leyla Shodjai, Anne Skeaff, Laurie Zrudlo

Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Melody Asdaghi, Meleyna Bighorn, Ahdieh Zelalem Bimrew, Angeline Dang, Ward Johnston