Mr. Kamil Abbas
On 13th November 1953 Mr. Kamil Abbas of Iraq arrived in Seychelles and he was the first Baha’I to set foot on these islands. Due to ill-health he stayed for only five weeks; but the first seed had been planted in the heart of a local school teacher, Mr. Marshall Delcy. Mr. Kamil Abbas was enrolled as the first Knight of Baha’ullah for Seychelles.
Mr. Abdu’l Rahman Zarqani
His departure was followed by the arrival of Mr. Abdu’l Rahman Zarqani, from India who arrived on Mahe on the 15th January 1954. His destination was to be the Chagos islands, an island he was never able to reach despite all his efforts.
Mr. Manuchihr Ma’ani Entessari
Seychelles was further blessed to receive on 18th June 1954, another pioneer, Mr. Manuchihr Ma’ani Entessari arrived; this time from Iran He was also bound for Chagos Islands. Due to a lot of hardships he remained in Seychelles until mid – 1959.