Esphandiar Vesali

 

Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Image rendition by Anthony Zois.

Born : 1914 - Jafarabad, Persia ( Iran )

Died : 24th November, 2005 - Yazd, Iran

Married : Sheerin ( Shirin ) - April 1937.

Children : 3 sons - ( age order ) IRAJ ( deceased ), FEREIDOON, PARVIZ

Parents : (F) Soroush  (M) Banu - she was the niece of Baidul Jafrabadi

 

* Esfandiar first met Meher Baba as a young boy at the Prem Ashram spiritual school for boys in 1927.

* His maternal uncle Baidul first introduced him to Baba when he was 12 years old and was invited to come to Meherabad, India. 

* When Esfandiar returned to Iran he moved into Baidul's former home in Yazd.

Courtesy of The Awakener magazine ; Vol.17, No.1
Courtesy of The Awakener magazine ; Vol.17, No.1

http://mandalihall.org/talks/speakers/Esfandiyar_Vesali/

1920s at Toka, India
1920s at Toka, India
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Esfandiyar with his wife
Esfandiyar with his wife
2000 : Marjan Namiranian, Esfandiar, Farshid, Damien, Darwin Shaw, Shireen, Philip Craeger & Jeff Wolverton
2000 : Marjan Namiranian, Esfandiar, Farshid, Damien, Darwin Shaw, Shireen, Philip Craeger & Jeff Wolverton
Courtesy of "Meher Baba Washington DC Gathering" newsletter in 2005
Courtesy of "Meher Baba Washington DC Gathering" newsletter in 2005