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 The Malaysian Bahá’í community, comprising of Chinese, Indian, Iban, Bidayuh, Kadazan and other indigenous people, stands at 1% of the total population. The Bahá’í community works closely with various NGOs, religious bodies, UN Agencies and government agencies in the respective fields of human development. The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Malaysia is a founding member of the Inter-faith Spiritual Fellowship (INSAF), the Malaysian Interfaith Network, multi-religious organisations comprising all major religions in the country.
The Bahá’í Faith was brought to the shores of South East Asia by Dr. K. M. Fozdar and his wife, Shirin. They landed in Singapore in 1950 and met a Malaysian, Mr. Yan Kee Leong, a renowned cartoonist and artist from Seremban, who accepted the Faith in December 1953. Soon after, small Bahá’í communities began to spring up in Melaka, Seremban, Penang and Kuala Lumpur with the frequent visits by the Fozdars and the energetic Mr. Yan. |
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 The Baha'i community places great emphasis on the moral and spiritual education of children and youth, with a focus on providing ongoing opportunities for developing a sense of world citizenship and a lifelong commitment to serve humanity. Children are the most precious resource a community has. |
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 The principal aim of a Junior Youth Development Programme is to empower the young people in the age group of 12 to 15 to understand the purpose of life, construct a conceptual framework for positive social action and to become conscious participants in the process of their own growth and development and that of their peer and friends. |
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 At the heart of the writings of Bahá'u'lláh is the force of transformation, both of the individual and of society. The transformation of the individual is not an isolated process, centered wholly on one’s self-fulfillment. |
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