Years: 1920–2013
Primary city: Jerusalem
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was an Iraqi-born Talmudic scholar, posek, and hakham who served as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel. He authored numerous halachic works, including the multi-volume Yabia Omer responsa and Yechave Da'as. His scholarship addressed contemporary issues while rooted in traditional sources, influencing Sephardi halachic study and communal practice.