Ali ibn al-Athir, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAli ibn al-Athir
Medieval Arab scholar and historian
Date of Birth: 12-May-1160
Place of Birth: Cizre, Turkey
Date of Death: 01-Jun-1233
Profession: historian, biographer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Ali ibn al-Athir
- Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ash-Shaybani, better known as Ali 'Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari (Arabic: ??? ?? ????? ?? ?????? ??????) (1233–1160) was an Arab or Kurdish historian and biographer who wrote in Arabic and was from the Ibn Athir family.
- According to the 1911 Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, he was born in Jazirat Ibn Umar, Abbasid Caliphate.
- The city is situated in modern-day Turkey.
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