Abu Nu'aym Ridwan (or Abu al-Nu'aym Ridwan) was a minister and military commander in the
Emirate of Granada
The Emirate of Granada, also known as the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, was an Emirate, Islamic polity in the southern Iberian Peninsula during the Late Middle Ages, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty. It was the last independent Muslim state in Western ...
. Born a Christian with Castilian and Catalan origin, he was captured as a child in
Calatrava and brought as a slave to the palace. He converted to Islam and rose through the ranks during the reign of
Ismail I
Ismail I (; 17 July 1487 – 23 May 1524) was the founder and first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524. His reign is one of the most vital in the history of Iran, and the Safavid period is often considered the beginn ...
(), eventually appointed as a tutor to the sultan's son Muhammad. When the latter became Sultan
Muhammad IV at the age of ten, Ridwan remained in charge of him and acted as a sort of regent together with the Sultan's grandmother
Fatima bint al-Ahmar
Fatima bint Muhammad bint al-Ahmar () ( – 26 February 1349) was a Nasrid princess of the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state on the Iberian Peninsula. A daughter of Sultan Muhammad II and an expert in the study of '' barnamaj'' ( biob ...
. Muhammad appointed him as the in 1329, making him the highest-ranking minister at court. He remained in this position during the reign of Muhammad's successor
Yusuf I and the first reign (1354–1359) of
Muhammad V, except for a brief pause during Yusuf's rule. He was killed during a coup that deposed Muhammad V in 1359.
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Viziers of the Emirate of Granada
1359 deaths
14th-century people from al-Andalus
Slaves in al-Andalus
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