Abu'l-Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn al-Mudabbir

Abu'l-Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn al-Mudabbir
Born9th century
Possibly of Persian origin
Died883/4
Egypt
OccupationPoet, Fiscal Administrator
LanguageArabic
NationalityAbbasid Arab
Notable worksKitāb al-Mujālasa wa ’l-mudhākara (Book of Companionship and Conversation)

Abu’l-Ḥasan Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdallāh ibn al-Mudabbir (Arabic: أبو الحسن أحمد بن محمد بن عبدالله بن المدبّر) commonly simply known as Ibn al-Mudabbir, was a senior courtier and fiscal administrator for the Abbasid Caliphate, serving in the central government, in Syria and Egypt. He is best known for his unsuccessful power struggle for control of Egypt against Ahmad ibn Tulun in 868–871.