Yosef Hamadani Cohen

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Yosef Hamadani Cohen
Personal life
Born1916 (1916)
DiedMarch 29, 2014(2014-03-29) (aged 97–98)
Tehran, Iran
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorUriel Davidi
SuccessorYounes Hamami Lalehzar
PositionChief Rabbi of Iran
SynagogueYusef Abad Synagogue
Began1994
Ended2006

Yusef Hamadani Cohen (Persian: یوسف همدانی کهن ;1916 – 29 March 2014) was the Chief Rabbi of Iran and spiritual leader for the Jewish community of Iran (Iranian Jews) between January 1994 and 2007.

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