Dakhil Aidan

Dakhil Aidan
دخيل عيدان
TitleRishama
Personal life
Born(1881-04-14)April 14, 1881
Amarah, Iraq
DiedJune 24, 1964(1964-06-24) (aged 83)
CitizenshipIraqi
Other namesMhatam Zihrun bar Adam
OccupationPatriarch of the Mandaeans
Religious life
ReligionMandaeism
Senior posting
SuccessorAbdullah bar Sam

Sheikh (Rabbi) Ganzibra Dakhil Aidan (also spelled Dakheel Edan or Dakhil Idan, Arabic: دخيل عيدان; Mandaean baptismal name: Mhatam Zihrun bar Adam; Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡄࡀࡕࡀࡌ ࡆࡉࡄࡓࡅࡍ ࡓࡁ ࡀࡃࡀࡌ; born April 14, 1881, died June 24, 1964) was the Iraqi Mandaean patriarch and international head of the Mandaean religion from 1917 until his death in 1964. The mandi (beth manda) in Liverpool, Sydney, Australia is named in his honor (Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi).