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Rishama
A rishama (''rišama''; ''riš-ama''), rishamma, or rishema (; ; ; ) is a religious patriarch in Mandaeism. It is the highest rank out of all the Mandaean clergical ranks. The next ranks are the ''ganzibra'' and ''tarmida'' priests (see Mandaean ...
Sattar Jabbar Hilow al-Zahrooni (; also known as His Holiness Ganzevra Sattar Jabbar Hilo al-Zahrony; born 1956, Al-Kahla, Maysan Governorate
Maysan Governorate () is a governorate in southeastern Iraq, bordering Iran. Its administrative centre is the city of Amarah, and it is composed of six districts. Before 1976, it was named Amara Province.
Etymology
This region was called ''Messè ...
, Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
) is the patriarch and international head of the Mandaean religion. He is currently based in Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
, Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
, where he has served as the head of the Sabian–Mandaean Mandi of Baghdad since 2000. The head priest before him was Rishama Abdullah bar Negm, who had served as the head priest of the Sabian–Mandaean Mandi of Baghdad from 1981 to 1999.
Rishama Sattar Jabbar Hilow has spoken at many conferences and seminars abroad to raise awareness of the human rights crisis among the Mandaeans
Mandaeans (Mandaic language, Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ) ( ), also known as Mandaean Sabians ( ) or simply as Sabians ( ), are an ethnoreligious group who are followers of Mandaeism. They believe that John the Baptist was the final and ...
of Iraq and Iran.
See also
* Dakhil Aidan, the Mandaean patriarch from 1917 to 1964 in Iraq * Abdullah bar Negm, a former Mandaean patriarch of Baghdad *Jabbar Choheili
Sheikh (''Rabbi'') Ganzibra Jabbar Choheili (, also known as Sheikh Jabbar Ṭawūsī Al-Kuhaili, ; born 1923, died December 27, 2014) was an Iranian Mandaean priest, the head of the Mandaean Council of Ahvaz, which presides over the Mandaea ...
, a former Mandaean patriarch of Ahvaz, Iran
* Salah Choheili, the current Mandaean patriarch in Australia
*Yahya Bihram
Yahya Bihram (also spelled Yahia Bihram; ) was a 19th-century Mandaean priest. Although initially a learned layman (''yalufa''), he became known for reviving the Mandaean priesthood after a cholera epidemic had killed all living Mandaean priest ...
, a 19th-century Mandaean priest (from Iraq)
References
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* Living people Mandaean priests Iraqi Mandaeans Iraqi religious leaders People from Maysan Governorate 1956 births 21st-century Iraqi clergy Religious leaders from Baghdad Rishamas {{Mandaeism-stub