Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Vizier
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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Overview
Sa'id ibn Makhlad, the great vizier Abu al-'Ala the scribe; a Christian of Kaskar who embraced Islam, became secretary to al-Muwaffaq and then vizier to al-Mu'tamid in 206 AH, earning the title Dhu al-Wizaratayn (holder of the two vizierates). 2
Charity and imprisonment
He was known for almsgiving, piety and night prayer though sparing of literary grace. Al-Muwaffaq had him arrested in 278, and he died in 276 AH. 2
Career
These posts have no recorded dates, so they are listed here in words.
- Vizier · Main post · Undated
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 392
- Siyar a'lam al-nubala' — al-Dhahabi (Ideas House International edition, 2004) , p.2010
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “صاعد بن مخلد”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/said-ibn-makhlad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.