Abu-l-Hasan al-Tamgruti

Abu-l-Hasan Ali ibn Mohammed al-Tamgruti (Arabic: علي بن محمد التمكروتي; born in Tamegroute ca. 1560, died in 1594/5) was a Moroccan author, ambassador, fqih and one of the most important officials of the Saadian court during the reign of Ahmad al-Mansur.^[1] He was in charge of the embassy to the Turkish sultan Murad III together with secretary of state Abd al-Aziz al-Fishtali.^[2][3] He is best known because of the rihla of his journey to Istanbul in 1590-91.^[4] He was buried in the sanctuary of Qadi Ayyad in Marrakesh.

Abu-l-Hasan al-Tamgruti
Personal life
Born	Abu-l-Hasan Ali ibn Mohammed al-Tamgruti 1560 Tamegroute, Morocco
Died	1594/5
Resting place	Marrakesh, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccan
Notable work(s)	Rihla (travel account of his journey to Istanbul)
Occupation	Author, Ambassador, Fqih, Official
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
School	Maliki