Rishama Sattar Jabbar Hilo is the official head of the mandi.

[2] The mandi serves as main and administrative center for the Iraqi Mandaeans.

[3] In the early 1980s, the mandi was built on land originally owned by the Iraqi Ministry of Finance that was allocated to the Mandaean community, with an area of approximately 1,200 square metres.

[4][2][5] Since the old mandi was no longer sufficient for the community’s needs, in addition to the futility of spending on it for maintenance purposes,[6] therefore, the community decided, with the approval of the Three Religious Endowments Office, to demolish it and rebuild it according to modern designs with an architectural character that preserves its religious style.

[6] During an event in 2019, where the sect presidency and in coordination with the Kirkuk Affairs Council decided to buy them a residential apartment and with this, many philanthropists began to submit financial amounts to 25 million dinars.