Muḥammad ibn al-Faḍl al-Jarjarāʾī (Arabic: محمد بن الفضل الجرجرائي) was a senior Abbasid official and vizier briefly in 847/8 and again in 863 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] Caliph 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Sourdel 1965, p. 461.
Sources
edit- Sourdel, Dominique (1965). "al-D̲j̲ard̲j̲arāʾī". In Lewis, B.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume II: C–G. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 461–462. OCLC 495469475.