Muhammad ibn al-Fadl al-Jarjara'i
Muḥammad ibn al-Faḍl al-Jarjarāʾī was a senior Abbasid official and vizier briefly in 847/8 and again in 863 until his death in 864/5.
As his nisba shows, he came from the locality of Jarjaraya, south of Baghdad. He was born in ca. 785 and began his career as secretary to the former vizier al-Fadl ibn Marwan. When Caliph al-Mutawakkil dismissed the long-serving vizier Muhammad ibn al-Zayyat shortly after his accession, he appointed Muhammad in his place, but soon dismissed him as well due to negligence of his duties. Caliph al-Musta'in recalled him to the post in September/October 863, and he continued to occupy it until his death in 864/5.
