On the 3rd January 1955 Mr. Munir Wakil arrived in Seychelles as a pioneer from Iraq. His arrival made possible the accomplishment of the first Baha’I Local Spiritual Assembly of Port Victoria on the 21st April 1955.
Members of the first LSA were:
Mr. J.S. Rioux
Mr. A.R. Zarqani (secretary)
Mr. M. Delcy (treasurer)
Mr. R. Naidoo
Mr. M. Ettessari
Mr. M. Wakil (chairman)
Mr. J. Dewea
Mrs. Dewea
Mrs. M Zarqani
It was a joyous and fulfilling moment for the small group who were gathered around acandlr light at Pointe Larue at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dewea.
The first teaching committee was formed and on the 21stJanuary 1956 the first believer from Baie Ste Anne Praslin Mr. Robert Camille was welcomed into the faith. By April 1958 there were ten native believers. By 2nd December 1956 the number of voting believers had reached twenty-four and by the beginning of 1957 there were four centres opened to the faith. Apart from Victoria there were Anse Boileau, Pointe Larue, Pointe Conan and Praslin.