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"Shoghí Effendí Rabbání (1 March 1897 – 4 November 1957), better known as Shoghi Effendi (…), was the Guardian and appointed head of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 until his death in 1957. Shoghi Effendi spent his early life in ʿAkkā (Acre). His education was directed to serving as secretary and translator to his grandfather, `Abdu'l-Bahá, then leader of the Bahá'í Faith and son of the religion's founder, Bahá'u'lláh." [Wikipedia]