Salah Choheili
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.
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صلاح چحیلی | |
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Title | Rishama |
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Born | 1952 Ahvaz, Iran |
Religion | Mandaeism |
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Citizenship | Iranian, Australian |
Other names | Salah al-Kuhaili |
Occupation | Head of the Mandaean community in Australia |
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Biography
Salah Choheili was born in Ahvaz, Iran in 1952. 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]
References

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