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Salwan Alkhamas

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Salwan Alkhamas
سلوان الخماس
Salwan Alkhamas at his engagement ceremony in Ahvaz, Iran in 2015
TitleGanzibra
Personal
Born (1970-03-27) 27 March 1970 (age 54)
ReligionMandaeism
Other namesSalwan Shakir Khamas
OccupationMandaean priest

Ganzibra Salwan Alkhamas (Arabic: سلوان الخماس, also known as Salwan Shakir Khamas;[1] born 27 March 1970, Basra Governorate, Iraq) is an Iraqi-Swedish Mandaean priest currently serving as the head priest of the Mandaean community in Sweden.[2]

Salwan Alkhamas initially served as a priest in Sandviken during the early 2000s.[3] He then became the head priest of the Södertälje mandi and currently serves as the Rishama of the Mandaean community in Sweden and Finland.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2023). 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans. Gorgias Mandaean Studies. Vol. 5. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-4632-4132-2. ISSN 1935-441X.
  2. ^ Radio, Sveriges (2017-11-01). "عدد المندائيين في السويد أكبر من عددهم في العراق". Sveriges Radio (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  3. ^ "'We believe he is innocent'". SIEVX.com. 2003-10-04. Retrieved 2024-07-23.