List of Ghaznavid viziers
| Vizier of the Ghaznavid dynasty | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | The Sultan |
| Formation | 977 |
| First holder | Abu'l-Hasan Isfaraini (first mentioned) |
| Final holder | Abu'l-Ma'ali Nasrallah (last mentioned) |
| Abolished | 1186 |
This is the list of viziers of the Ghaznavid dynasty. All of them were ethnically Iranian.[1]
List of Viziers
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Place of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu'l-Hasan Isfaraini | 998 | 1010 | Isfarain, Khorasan |
| Ahmad Maymandi | 1013 | 1024 | Maymand, Zabulistan |
| Hasanak the Vizier | 1024 | 1030 | Nishapur, Khorasan |
| Abu Sahl Hamdawi | 1030 | 1030 | Khorasan (?) |
| Ahmad Maymandi | 1031 | 1032 | Maymand, Zabulistan |
| Ahmad Shirazi | 1032 | 1043 | Shiraz, Fars |
| Abd al-Razzaq Maymandi | 1043 | 1052 | Maymand, Zabulistan |
| Husayn ibn Mihran | 1052 (?) | 1055 | Khorasan (?) |
| Abu Bakr ibn Abi Salih | 1055 | 1059 | Khorasan (?) |
| Abu Sahl Khujandi | 1055 | ? | Khujand |
| Abd al-Hamid Shirazi | 1077/8 | 1114/5 | Shiraz, Fars |
| Abu'l-Fath Yusuf | 1116 | 1117 | Zabulistan (?) |
| Abu'l-Ma'ali Nasrallah | after 1160 | before 1186 | Ghazni, Zabulistan |
References
- ^ Bosworth 2001, pp. 578–583.
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