Abu'l-Faraj Muhammad (), was an

Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

statesman Fasanjas family who served the

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. He was the son Abu'l-Fadl al-Abbas ibn Fasanjas, a rich Iranian noble from the Fasanjas family which was native to

Shiraz Shiraz (; ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the popu ...

in Fars. He also had a brother named Abu Muhammad al-Fasanjas, whom he along with served as the head of the

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and treasurer. In 966,

Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad ibn Buya (Persian language, Persian: احمد بن بویه, died April 8, 967), after 945 better known by his ''laqab'' of Mu'izz al-Dawla (, "Fortifier al-Dawla, of the Dynasty"), was the first of the Buyid emirs of Iraq (region), Iraq, ...

, the

Buyid The Buyid dynasty or Buyid Empire was a Zaydi and later Twelver Shi'a dynasty of Daylamite origin. Founded by Imad al-Dawla, they mainly ruled over central and southern Iran and Iraq from 934 to 1062. Coupled with the rise of other Iranian dyna ...

ruler of

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, sent Abu'l-Faraj and another Iranian officer named Abu'l Fadl Abbas ibn Husain Shirazi on an expedition to

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. After the death of Mu'izz al-Dawla in 967, Abu'l-Faraj returned to Iraq, where he served the latter's successor Izz al-Dawla. He later retired in 970, and died in 981. He had a son named

Abu'l-Qasim Jafar Abu'l-Qasim Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Fasanjus (), was an Iranian statesman from the Fasanjus family who served the Buyid dynasty. Ja'far was born in Baghdad in 965/6. He was the son of Abu'l-Faraj Muhammad, who had served as a ''de facto'' vizier ...

, who served as the vizier of the Buyid ruler

Sultan al-Dawla Abu Shuja (; 993 – December 1024), better known by his ''laqab'' of Sultan al-Dawla (Persian: سلطان الدوله, "Power of the Dynasty"), was the Buyid amir of Fars (1012–1024) and Iraq (1012–1021). He was the son of Baha' al-Dawla. ...

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* * * Fasanjus family 981 deaths 10th-century Iranian people Politicians from Shiraz Buyid officials Year of birth unknown {{noble-stub