Tamim ibn al-Mu'izz

Tamim ibn al-Mu'izz (Arabic: تميم بن المعز; 6 July 1031 - 29 February 1108) was the fifth ruler of the Zirids in Ifriqiya (1062–1108).

Tamim ibn al-Mu'izz
Emir of Zirids
Reign	2 September 1062 – 29 February 1108
Predecessor	Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis
Successor	Yahya ibn Tamim
Born	6 July 1031 Mansouria
Died	29 February 1108[1] Mahdia
Issue	Yahya ibn Tamim Muthanna ibn Tamim[2] Ballara bint Tamim[3] As well as 60 other daughters and 100 other sons [4]
Names Tamim ben al Mu'izz ben Bādīs ben Mansur ben Buluggin ben Ziri
Dynasty	Zirids
Father	Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis

Tamim took over from his father al-Mu'izz ibn Badis (1016–1062) at a time when the Zirid realm found itself in a state of disintegration following the invasion of the Banu Hilal. Only the coastal towns were under control, and a reconquest of the hinterland from the Bedouin failed. Even on the coast the Zirids were not unchallenged - Tunis was lost to the Khurasanid dynasty (1063–1128). The capital, Mahdia, was attacked by the city-states of Genoa and Pisa in 1087 and forced to pay a high ransom - a sign of the growing dominance of Christian powers in the Mediterranean which also manifested itself in the Norman conquest of Sicily (1061–1093).

Tamim is described as handsome, both his face and sculpture ; he was well-built, had a pearly complexion, a slim nose and wide-open eyebrows. He also purged himself frequently, thinking he was maintaining his health, he used to go regularly to the hammam and used fire medication. He was an avid drug user and had frequent sexual relations. His drug use caused his skin to dry and fitness exercices were harder for him as time passed by.^[5]

Tamim's son Yahya ibn Tamim inherited what was left of the Zirid kingdom in 1108.^[6]