Al-Jawwani
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al-Sharif al-Jawwani | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 525 AH / 1131 AD, Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 588 AH / 1192 AD |
| Era | Medieval era |
| Region | Cairo (Fatimid Caliphate) |
| Main interest(s) | History, genealogy |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
Sharīf al-Dīn Abu Ali Muḥammad ibn Sana' al-Mulk As'ad ibn Ali al-Jawwani (Arabic: شريف الدين أبوعلي محمد بن سناء الملك أسعد بن علي الجوّاني, 1131–1192) better known as Al-Jawwani, was a 12th-century Arab Egyptian historian and genealogist in Fatimid Egypt.[1]
Al-Jawwani was born in Cairo to a family of Husaynid descent (descendants of Husayn) and he was known by the honorific title al-Sharif. His father, who was originally from Mosul, immigrated west where he settled in Cairo, which at the time was the capital city of the Fatimid Caliphate, and he reached a high status at the Fatimid court. Al-Jawwani followed in his father's footsteps and also served the Fatimids, in particular holding the position of Naqib al-ashraf.[1]
