Abdullah bar Sam
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Sheikh Abdullah bar Sam was an Iraqi Mandaean priest. He is known as the priestly initiator of Jabbar Choheili and Salah Choheili, as well as the father of physicist Abdul Jabbar Abdullah.
Portrait of Ganzibra Sheikh Abdullah bar Sam at Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi
A portrait of Ganzibra Abdullah bar Sam (right) next to a portrait of Sheikh Dakhil Aidan (left) at the Sabian–Mandaean Mandi of Baghdad
A keychain with a portrait of Ganzibra Sam, the father of Ganzibra Abdullah
Abdullah bar Negm
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Sheikh Abdullah bar Negm was an Iraqi Mandaean priest who served as the Rishama of Baghdad, Iraq from 1981 to 1999.
Abdullah bar Sam
…Sam Occupation Mandaean priest Relatives Sinan Abdullah (grandson) Religious life Religion Mandaeism Senior posting Predecessor Dakhil Aidan Successor Abdullah bar Negm Initiated Jabbar Choheili (1948), Salah Choheili (1976) Sheikh (Rabbi) Abdullah bar Sam (Arabic: عبدالله ابن سام; born in Qal'at Saleh, Iraq; died 1981…
A portrait of Abdullah bar Negm mounted on a wooden stand
A portrait of Rishama Abdullah bar Negm (left) next to a portrait of Rishama Sattar Jabbar Hilow (right) at the Sabian–Mandaean Mandi of Baghdad