Rishama
Salah Choheili
صلاح چحیلی
Salah Choheili in 2016
TitleRishama
Personal
Born1952
Ahvaz, Imperial State of Iran
ReligionMandaeism
Parent
CitizenshipIranian, Australian
Other namesSalah al-Kuhaili
OccupationHead of the Mandaean community in Australia

Salah Choheili (Persian: صلاح چحیلی;[1] also known as Ganzibra Salah Jabbar Tawus Choheili;[2] Arabic: صلاح الكحيلي Salah Al-Kuhaili; born 1952, Ahvaz, Iran) is a Mandaean priest in Australia.[2]: xxvii–xxxii  He is the head priest of the Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

Biography

Salah Choheili was born in Ahvaz, Iran in 1952 into the Kuhailia (Persian pronunciation: Choheili) family. His father was Ganzibra Jabbar Choheili,[3] while his brother is Tarmida Najah Choheili.[4]

In 1976, he was initiated as a tarmida by Ganzibra Abdullah Ganzibra Sam at the Mandi of Dora, Baghdad. He spent 5 months in Baghdad and subsequently returned to Iran to serve the Mandaean community of Khuzestan.[3]

In 1992, he attained the rank of ganzibra. In 1996, he emigrated to Australia.[5] Salah Choheili became a rishama in 2010[3] and is commonly recognized as the head priest and leader of the Mandaean community in Australia.[2] In Australia, he worked on publishing a new version of the Ginza Rabba with various members of the Mandaean community, including Carlos Gelbert, Qais Al-Saadi, and others.[2]

He has initiated several priests, including Ganzibra Waleed Khashan.[6][3]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "رهبر صابئین مندایی جهان در اهواز + تصویر". پایگاه خبری شوشان (in Persian). 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gelbert, Carlos (2017). The Teachings of the Mandaean John the Baptist. Fairfield, NSW, Australia: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034678. OCLC 1000148487.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Rishamma Salah Choheili, Chapter 2(Ba)". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. Retrieved 2023-09-27 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9.
  5. ↑ "Mandaean Synod of Australia". Welcome to the Mandaean Synod of Australia. 2005-07-05. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  6. ↑ "Rishamma Salah Choheili: July 2016, Chapter 2". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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