Ibn Amira

• Name — Ibn Amira • Native Name — أبو المطرف أحمد بن عبد الله بن محمد بن الحسين ابن عميرة المخزومي • Birth Name — Abū al-Muṭarrif Aḥmad bin Abdallāh bin al-Ḥusayn bin Aḥmad Ibn Amīra al-Makhzūmī • Born — 1186 • Birthplace — Alzira • Died — 1258 or 1260 • Place of death — Tunis • Occupation — Historian, Scholar, Poet • Notable Works — Tarij Mayurqa (History of Mallorca) • Era — Almohad period • Employer — Almohad Sultan • Title — Qadi of Mallorca

Ibn Amira al-Makhzumi was born at Alzira in the province of Valencia, now part of Spain. He was born into a well-known Berber family established in al-Andalus, in Shatiba (now Xàtiva, Valencia), by the 11th century. He started his studies in Alzira and focused on hadith, fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and literature. He was taught by some of the most famous scholars of his day, such as the traditionist Abu l-Rabi Ibn Salim and the grammarian al-Shalawbin.

Ibn Amira was also the author of a manuscript about the history of Mallorca, Tarij Mayurqa. The manuscript (written between 1203 and 1232) was translated into Spanish by the historian Guillem Rosselló Bordoy.

Ibn Amira is recorded with the occupation chronicler. Recorded with the occupation historian. Recorded with the occupation jurist. Recorded with the occupation poet. Recorded as historian, poet, chronicler and jurist.