Muḥammad ibn al-Faḍl al-Jarjarāʾī () was a senior

Abbasid The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (; ) was the third caliphate to succeed the prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 C ...

official and

vizier A vizier (; ; ) is a high-ranking political advisor or Minister (government), minister in the Near East. The Abbasids, Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called ''katib'' (secretary), who was at first merely a help ...

briefly in 847/8 and again in 863 until his death in 864/5. As his ''

nisba The Arabic language, Arabic word nisba (; also transcribed as ''nisbah'' or ''nisbat'') may refer to: * Arabic nouns and adjectives#Nisba, Nisba, a suffix used to form adjectives in Arabic grammar, or the adjective resulting from this formation **c ...

'' shows, he came from the locality of Jarjaraya, south of

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. He was born in ca. 785 and began his career as secretary to the former vizier

al-Fadl ibn Marwan Al-Fadl ibn Marwan (; c. 774–864) was a Christian Arab official of the Abbasid Caliphate, who rose to become vizier under Caliph al-Mu'tasim (reigned 833–842). He was the first of a series of Iraqi Christian officials who would come to play a si ...

. When Caliph

al-Mutawakkil Ja'far ibn al-Mu'tasim, Muḥammad ibn Harun al-Rashid, Hārūn al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh (); March 82211 December 861, commonly known by his laqab, regnal name al-Mutawwakil ala Allah (), was the tenth Abbasid Caliphate, Abbasid caliph, rul ...

(reigned 847–861) dismissed the long-serving vizier

Muhammad ibn al-Zayyat Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, better known as Ibn al-Zayyāt (), was a wealthy merchant who became a court official and served as Vizier (Abbasid Caliphate), vizier of the Abbasid caliphs al-Mu'tasim, al-Wathiq, and al-Mutawakkil, from 836 until ...

shortly after his accession, he appointed Muhammad in his place, but soon dismissed him as well due to negligence of his duties. Caliph

al-Musta'in Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Mustaʿīn bi-ʾllāh (; 836 – 17 October 866), better known by his regnal title al-Mustaʿīn (836 – 17 October 866) was the Abbasid caliph from 862 to 866, during the "Anarchy at ...

(r. 862–866) recalled him to the post in September/October 863, and he continued to occupy it until his death in 864/5.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muhammad Ibn Al-Fadl Al-Jarjara'i 780s births 865 deaths 9th-century Arab people Viziers of the Abbasid Caliphate 9th-century government officials