Ganzibra Najah Choheili (Persian: نجاح چحیلی) is an Iranian Mandaean priest who currently serves as the head of the Mandaean community in Iran.[1]
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 Ganzibra Najah Choheili getting ready to prepare the zidqa brikha (2015) | |
| Title | Ganzibra |
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| Born | Ahvaz, Iran |
| Religion | Mandaeism |
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| Citizenship | Iranian |
| Other names | Najah al-Kuhaili |
| Occupation | Head of the Mandaean Council of Ahvaz |
| Relatives | Salah Choheili (brother) |
Biography
editNajah Choheili was born in Ahvaz, Iran into the Kuhailia (Persian pronunciation: Choheili) family. His father was Ganzibra Jabbar Choheili, while his brother is Salah Choheili,[2] who is currently the Rishama of the Mandaean community in Australia.[3][4]
He currently serves as the head of the Mandaean Council of Ahvaz and is the head of the Mandaean community in Iran.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A Mandaean Priest's Dashed Hopes for Change in Iran". IranWire. 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9.
- ^ "Rishamma Salah Choheili: July 2016, Chapter 2". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Rishamma Salah Choheili, Chapter 2(Ba)". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. Retrieved 2023-09-27 – via YouTube.
- ^ "صابئین مندایی خدمت به ایران را باعث افتخار میدانند". خبرگزاری خورنا (in Persian). 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "دیدار رهبر صابئین مندایی ایران با سرپرست معاونت سیاسی و اجتماعی استانداری خوزستان". ایسنا (in Persian). 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
External links
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- Buta drabša (drabsha prayer from the Qulasta, CP 337-339 = Oxford Collection 4.8-11) as recited by Najah Choheili