Muhammad ibn al-Zayyat

Muhammad ibn al-Zayyat
محمد بن الزيات
Born
Abbasid Caliphate
Diedc. 847
Other names
  • Ibn al-Zayyāt,
  • Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik
Occupation(s)Abbasid vizier and Court official
Years active
Known forWealthy merchant who became a court official and served as vizier of the Abbasid caliphs, al-Mu'tasim and al-Wathiq.
FatherAbd al-Malik

Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, better known as Ibn al-Zayyāt (Arabic: ابن الزيات), was a wealthy merchant who became a court official and served as vizier of the Abbasid caliphs al-Mu'tasim, al-Wathiq, and al-Mutawakkil, from 836 until his downfall and death by torture in 847.