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page 1Al-Madhara'i family
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali al-Madhara'i
Abbasid director of finance for Egypt and Syria (871–957)
Al-Madhara'i
The '''al-Madhara'i' () were a family of officials from Iraq who served as and virtually monopolized the posts of director of finances (‘āmil'') of Egypt and Syria for the Tulunid dynasty, the Abbasid Caliphate, and the Ikhshidid dynasty, between 879 and 946. In this role, they amassed "one of the largest personal fortunes in the medieval Arab east" (Thierry Bianquis).
Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Madhara'i
director of finance in Abbasid Egypt and Syria (died 929)
Abu'l-Tayyib Ahmad ibn Ali al-Madhara'i
director of finance in Tulunid Egypt (died 915)