One of these institutes was the kingdom Bank of Iran and England. According to research by one of the researchers: Prince Muhammad Mahdi Mirza Lesan Al-Adab (Baha’i) was the translator of this bank in Tehran city.[1]  Additionally, Abul Hassan Ebtehaj (Ebtehajul Molk’s son, the powerful Baha’i in Gilan and Mazandaran) was working in this bank, at first. Later on, he became one of powerful financial characters of the Pahlavi government.[2]

Badiullah Affnan (died in 1349 S.H.) was one of the members of the Baha’ism assembly in Yazd and Isfahan cities and one of the special activists of the cult. He learned English language and was employed in the Iranian kingdom Bank.[3]

The relationship and cooperation between the Baha’is and the British embassy and consuls in our country must be mentioned here:

Sir Denis Right, the English historian and politicians explains in his book that the Baha’is refuged the British consuls in many cases to save their lives.[4] Muhammad Reza Ashtiyani Zadeh, one of the informed politicians of the Pahlavi era, retells an important note which is worthy to be paid attention: “In the British embassy, the native employees were from each cult except Shiite; that is Jewish, Armeniam, Baha’i and sometimes Zoroasterian.”

The following Baha’is had been employed in the British embassy: Nabiludduleh (one of Abbas Effendi’s esteemed ones and famous heads of Baha’ism in Iran). “At first, he was serving the British embassy.[5]” Most importantly, Abdul Hussein Naeemi (Mirza Naeem’s son who was a famous Baha’i poet). He was the first secretary of the British embassy.[6] Mirza Naeem Sedhi Isfahani (1272- 1334 A.H.), the owner of the “Golzar Naeem” collection of poem. He has been considered as one of the greatest poets of Baha’ism. According to Awareh: “He befriended the American and British Excellencies and it became obvious that… his son is the first secretary of the British embassy…[7]” Nouruddin Chahardehi writes: “Naeem was the Persian language teacher in the British embassy and he was commissioned by Abdul Baha to proselytize.[8]”

Sobhi Mohtadi (the ex-writer and secretary of Abbas Effendi) narrates: “After World War I and when Egypt and Palestine had been dominated by England, he decided to visit Abbas Effendi and traveled from Iran to Heyfa along with Ibn Asdaq (one of the prominent elements of Baha’ism). Attempted by Mr. Naeemi, he received the permit and advice from the British embassy.[9]”

Naeemi (1275- 1351 S.H.) was born in Tehran city and educated in the Baha’i schools of “Tarbiyat” and the Jewish-French school of Aliyans and the American school of Tehran. He has been the member of Baha’ism national assembly of Tehran and Paris for years and received various tablets from the then Baha’i leaders.[10] Such a person; according to master Abdullah Shahbazi[11]… “was present at the disciples of jungle lines nearly 1920 A.D.  . He participated at the first congress of the Iranian communist party (in Anzali city) headed by Ehsanullah Khan Doustdar as the representative of “the saving Iran committee” and read the message of the committee.[12]”

Abdul Hussein Naeemi is Mirza Muhammad Naeem’s son and the renowned Baha’i poet (from Froushan Sadeh village, Isfahan). After emigrating to Tehran city, he worked in the British embassy. Abdul Hussein Naeemi was the British embassy employee in Tehran like his father.[13] It has been written in the report of SAVAK headed by Nasiri dated 1345/ 7/ 10: “During the years 1320 to 1324, Abdul Hussein Naeemi has been the head of secret committee of the British embassy in Tehran and has had an effective role on the interior and exterior political affairs of Iran cooperating with the first secretary of the British embassy [Alen Charls Trat and Mrs. Lombton… has been one of the intimate and faithful friends of Abdul Hussein Naeemi. During the years 1325 to 1326, he left the British embassy and continued his cooperation in the political affairs with the intelligent service of the British embassy secretly.[14]

During Muhammad Reza Pahlavi’s periods of time, one of Abdul Hussein Naeemi’s daughters called Maliheh, who was Lieutenant Parviz Khosrowani’s (one of the agents of Mordad/ 28/ 1332 coup and the member of the Baha’i cult) wife[15] and his other daughter called Maboubeh got married with Mohsen Naeemi (Dabir Moayyed). Around 1346, Mahboubeh and her husband emigrated to Africa and became the Baha’ism pillars in that region.[16]

Are all these cooperations accidental?!!!

Hamed Mahmoudi