Ali al-Jabarti
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Ali al-Jabarti (d.1492) was a 16th century Somali
scholar and politician
in the Mamluk Empire
. He lived in Cairo
, Egypt
and was a member of the Riwaq Al Jabarti quarter of the Al Azhar University.
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
scholar and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
in the Mamluk Empire
Mamluk
A Mamluk was a soldier of slave origin, who were predominantly Cumans/Kipchaks The "mamluk phenomenon", as David Ayalon dubbed the creation of the specific warrior...
. He lived in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and was a member of the Riwaq Al Jabarti quarter of the Al Azhar University.