A rishama (rišama; riš-ama), rishamma, or rishema (Classical Mandaic: ࡓࡉࡔࡀࡌࡀ, lit.
''head/leader of the people''; Modern Mandaic: rišammā;[1] Arabic: ريش امّة; Persian: ریشا اد اما) is a religious patriarch in Mandaeism.
In Iraq, the current rishama is Sattar Jabbar Hilo.
[4][5][6] In Australia, Rishamas are Brikha Nasoraia and Salah Choheili[7][8] The Mandaic term rišama is derived from the words riš 'head' and ama 'people'.
Although the term for the Mandaean daily minor ablution is also spelled the same in written Classical Mandaic (rišama), the word for 'minor ablution' is pronounced in Modern Mandaic as rešāmā, while 'head priest' is pronounced rišammā.