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Ibn al-Afḍal

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1131–1132 CE
Social role
  • State official

Description / Bio

Abū ʿAlī Aḥmad b. al-Sayyid al-Ajal al-Afḍal, also known as Ibn al-Afḍal, is the grandson of Badr al-Jamālī, and served as a vizier of the Fāṭimid state in Egypt. He held the office of Amīr al-Juyūsh (Commander of the Armies) and died in the sixth century H (ca. 526 H/1131–1132 CE). He is also known as al-Malik al-Akmal Aḥmad and was given the epithet “al-Afḍal” in reference to his father. He is mentioned in historical sources as a prominent military commander of the Fāṭimid state.

Yusuf Umrethwala, "Ibn al-Afḍal," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/ibn-al-afdal/, accessed February 25, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/ibn-al-afdal/