Muhammad ibn al-Fadl al-Jarjara'i

Muḥammad b. al-Faḍl al-Jarjarāʾī was a senior Abbasid official and vizier briefly in 847/8 and again in 893 until his death in 864/5.

As his nisba shows, he came from the locality of Jarjaraya, south of Baghdad.[1] He was born in ca. 785 and began his career as secretary to the former vizier al-Fadl ibn Marwan.[1] When Caliph al-Mutawakkil (reigned 847–861) dismissed the long-serving vizier Muhammad ibn al-Zayyat shortly after his accession, he appointed Muhammad in his place, but soon dismissed him as well due to negligence of his duties.[1] Al-Musta'in (r. 862–866) recalled him to the post in September/October 863, and he continued to occupy it until his death in 864/5.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sourdel 1991, p. 461.

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