Sahib ibn Abbad

Sahib ibn Abbad

Persian scholar, statesman and grand vizier of the Buyid dynasty (938-995)

Died aged 50Buyid dynasty

Biography

Abu’l-Qāsim Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbbād ibn al-ʿAbbās (Persian: ابوالقاسم اسماعیل بن عباد بن عباس; born 938 - died 30 March 995), better known as Ṣāḥib ibn ʿAbbād (صاحب بن عباد), also known as al-Ṣāḥib (الصاحب), was a Persian scholar and statesman, who served as the grand vizier of the Buyid rulers of Ray from 976 to 995.

A native of the suburbs of Isfahan, he was greatly interested in Arab culture, and wrote on dogmatic theology, history, grammar, lexicography, scholarly criticism and wrote poetry and belles-lettres.

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Career highlights

Career & roles

  • vizier

Notable works

  • al-Amthāl al-sāʼirah min shiʻr al-Mutanabbī
  • al-Muḥīṭ fī al-lughah

Quick answers about Sahib ibn Abbad

How old was Sahib ibn Abbad?
Sahib ibn Abbad died on 995 at the age of 50.
What is Sahib ibn Abbad's nationality?
Sahib ibn Abbad is a citizen of Buyid dynasty.
What does Sahib ibn Abbad do?
Sahib ibn Abbad is known as poet, philologist, mutakallim, vizier.

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