Abdullah Khaffagi

For another Mandaean priest in Iraq who is also from the Khaffagi family, see Abdullah bar Negm.

Not to be confused with Abdullah bar Sam.

Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi (baptismal name: Sam Yuhana bar Bihram ࡎࡀࡌ ࡉࡅࡄࡀࡍࡀ ࡁࡓ ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ; Persian: عبدالله خفاجی; Arabic: عبدالله الخفاجي; born c. 1880; died 1975, Ahvaz) was an Iranian Mandaean priest from Ahvaz, Iran.^[1] He is a grandson of Ganzibra Ram Zihrun.^[2]

Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi
Title	Ganzibra
Personal life
Born	c. 1880
Died	1975 Ahvaz, Iran
Children	Šarat (Sharat) (wife of Abdullah bar Negm)
Citizenship	Iranian
Other names	Sam Yuhana bar Bihram
Occupation	Mandaean priest
Relatives	Negm bar Zahroon (cousin) Ram Zihrun (grandfather)
Religious life
Religion	Mandaeism

Life

Abdullah Khaffagi was born c. 1880 into the Khaffagi (written Mandaic: Kupašia) family.^[2]: 118 He was the 16th priest in an unbroken lineage of Mandaean priests dating back to the 15th century.^[1]: 153

Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi's daughter Šarat (Sharat) married Rishama Abdullah bar Negm, who is the son of his cousin Ganzibra Negm bar Zahroon.^[2]: 113

Abdullah Khaffagi was known for his large collection of Mandaic texts, including a copy of the Mandaean Book of John made of lead plates.^[1][3]: 5 He died in Ahvaz in 1975 when he was about 95 years old.^[2]: 118

See also

• List of Mandaean priests
• Khaffagi family