# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/aabed-el-ben-asher-ben-matzliach
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:39:01.005Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/aabed-el-ben-asher-ben-matzliach"
name: "Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach"
slug: "aabed-el-ben-asher-ben-matzliach"
description: "Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach, also spelt Abdel ben Asher ben Masliah, is the current Samaritan High Priest. He assumed office on 19 April 2013. According to Samaritan tradition, he is the 133rd high priest since Aaron and in accordance with Samaritan custom, upon his death, the office will automatically transfer to the oldest surviving descendant of Ithamar. Aabed-El is married and has two sons and two daughters."
tagline: "Samaritan high priest"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aabed-El_ben_Asher.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Religious Figures"
  slug: "religious-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Religious Figure"
  slug: "religious-figure"
birthDate: "1935"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           47.21
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.801229333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "عبد الله واصف توفيق"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "عابد بن اشير بن متزليخ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aabed-El_ben_Asher_ben_Matzliach"
    title: "Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "عابد-ال بن اشر بن ماتزلیاخ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93-%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%91%D7%9F_%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%A8_%D7%91%D7%9F_%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%97"
    title: "עבד-אל בן אשר בן מצליח"
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    title: "Aabed-El V"
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  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aabed-El_ben_Asher_ben_Matzliach"
    title: "Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aabed-el_Ben_Asher_Ben_Matzliach"
    title: "Aabed-el Ben Asher Ben Matzliach"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13485740"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump