Bahaa el-Din bin Hanna

Ali bin Mahammad bin Sadid el-Din bin Muslim bin Hanna bin Bahaa el-Din Abu el-Hasan el-Masry (1205 – April 1278) or commonly known as Bahaa el-Din bin Hanna , was the last Egyptian vizier of the Egyptian Ayyubid Sultanate. He assumed the position during the reign of Sultan Turan Shah in March 1250 and then Sultana Shajar al-Durr. He then became the first vizier of the Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate during the reign of Sultan Aybak. He was considered the most powerful and famous figure during the reign of Sultan Baybars and one of the most famous figures in the Mamluk era in general.

Early life Bahaa el-Din's grandfather, Hanna, was an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christian man. Then he converted to Islam and called himself Selim, but the name Hanna remained with his family name. Bahaa el-Din's father was Judge Mahammad bin Selim, head of the Egyptian army during the era of Sultan al-Kamil Mahammad al-Ayyubi, and his son Bahaa el-Din was born in 1205.

Family The Grand Vizier Bahaa el-Din bin Hanna founded a large and powerful Egyptian family, as his sons and grandchildren from the Hanna family continued to hold major positions in the Egyptian Sultanate throughout the Mamluk era, and they often held vizier positions like their him and worked in the Diwan (royal offices).