Ovadia Yosef, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ovadia Yosef

Israeli rabbi

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1920

Place of Birth: Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

Date of Death: 07-Oct-2013

Profession: rabbi, Posek, dayan

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ovadia Yosef (Hebrew: ?????? ?????, romanized: Ovadya Yosef, Arabic: ??? ???? ?????, romanized: Abdullah Yusuf; September 24, 1920 – October 7, 2013) was an Iraqi-born Talmudic scholar, a posek, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983, and the founder and long-time spiritual leader of Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas party.
Yosef's responsa were highly regarded within Haredi circles, particularly among Mizrahi communities, among whom he was regarded as "the most important living halakhic authority".On occasion, Yosef made statements relating to various groups and individuals which were deemed controversial by his critics.
In response, supporters of Yosef claimed he was misquoted or his words taken out of context.
What has been called "hate speech" on his part has been condemned by the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League.