Jabbar Choheili
Sheikh (Rabbi) Ganzibra Jabbar Choheili (Persian: جبار چحیلی, also known as Sheikh Jabbar Tawūsī Al-Kuhaili, Arabic: جبار طاووس الكحيلي; born 1923, died December 27, 2014) was an Iranian Mandaean priest. the head of the Mandaean Council of Ahvaz, which presides over the Mandaean community of Iran.
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Portrait of Jabbar Choheili displayed at the Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, where his son Salah Choheili is currently serving as the head priest | |
| Title | Ganzibra |
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| Born | 1923 |
| Died | December 27, 2014 (aged 91) Ahvaz, Iran |
| Religion | Mandaeism |
| Children | Salah Choheili Najah Choheili Nargess Choheili |
| Citizenship | Iranian |
| Other names | Mhatam Yuhana bar Sharat, Mhatam Yuhana bar Yahya |
| Occupation | Head of the Mandaean Council of Ahvaz in Ahvaz, Iran |
| Relatives | Abood Tawoosie (brother) Taleb Doraji (cousin) |
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