Salwan Alkhamas
Iraqi-Swedish Mandaean priest
About Salwan Alkhamas
Born 1970. Salwan Alkhamas is an Iraqi and Swedish mandaean priest.
Ganzibra Salwan Alkhamas (, also known as Salwan Shakir Khamas;
Biography Born in Basra Governorate, Salwan Alkhamas moved to Baghdad with his family in 1986 and completed his university studies there. On November 11, 1989, he was ordained as a tarmida by Ganzibra Abdullah bar Negm and then moved to Basra to serve as a Mandaean priest. In 1995, he moved back to Baghdad, and then to Stockholm, Sweden in 1998. He initially served as a priest in Sandviken during the early 2000s. In 2010, Salwan Alkhamas was became a ganzibra. He then became the head priest of the Södertälje mandi and currently serves as the Rishama of the Mandaean community in Sweden and Finland.
Salwan Alkhamas has initiated Tarmida Majid Dakhil , Tarmida Asaad Dakhil , Tarmida Maksim Al-Saeedi , and Tarmida Thamir Jabbar Shamkhi .
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Who is Salwan Alkhamas?
Iraqi-Swedish Mandaean priest
When was Salwan Alkhamas born?
Salwan Alkhamas was born on 27 March 1970 in Basra Governorate.
What is Salwan Alkhamas's occupation?
Salwan Alkhamas is a mandaean priest.
What nationality is Salwan Alkhamas?
Salwan Alkhamas is Iraqi and Swedish.
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