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Khaldoon Majid Abdullah
Ganzibra Khaldoon Majid Abdullah (Arabic: خلدون ماجد عبدالله; born 16 March 1963, in Amarah, Maysan Governorate, Iraq) is an Iraqi-Australian Mandaean priest.[1] He is currently the ganzibra (senior priest) of Yahya Yuhana Mandi (also known as Mandi Yehya Yahana or Mandi Yehya Youhanna[2]) in Prestons, New South Wales, Australia.[3] BiographyKhaldoon Majid Abdullah was born on 16 March 1963 in Amarah, Maysan Governorate, Iraq. His father died when he was 4 months old. When he was 7 years old, he moved to Baghdad.[4][5] He was initiated as a tarmida by his rabbi, Tarmida Khalaf Abed Raba, when he was 30 years old.[4][5] Khaldoon Majid Abdullah later attained the rank of ganzibra and emigrated to Australia. As of 2023, he serves as the head priest of Yahya Yuhana Mandi in the Sydney metropolitan area, Australia. His mother's uncle was Sheikh Tarmida Salem Shukhair of Amarah, who was initiated as a tarmida in 1967 and died in 2003.[4][5] See alsoReferences Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khaldoon Majid Abdullah.  Wikiquote has quotations related to Khaldoon Majid Abdullah.
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