Ruhiyyih Rabbani †
Spiritual leader. The leading dignitary of the Bahá'í Faith, during more than three decades Madame Rabbani has been received by numerous heads of state, presidents and other world figures. As a world traveller, she was unique for the sheer magnitude as well as the manner of her trips. In 1975 she formed her own expedition to visit the native peoples of South America, travelling by boat up the Amazon River. An ardent ecologist, she was a benefactor of the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Having given numerous keynote presentations at international conferences, Madame Rabbani devoted her time and energies to promote the cardinal principles peace, ecumenism, and globalism of the worldwide Bahá'í Faith.
Ruhiyyih Rabbani died in 2000 at the age of 89.