Al-Hasan ibn Salih al-Rudhabari

Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn Ṣāliḥ al-Rūdhabārī (also transliterated as al-Rūzbārī or al-Rūdpārī), also known by his title ʿAmid al-Dawla, was the vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate in 1024–1027, during the reign of Caliph al-Zahir.

Origins
Al-Rudhabari was an obscure figure, not mentioned in one of the chief sources of his era in office, al-Musabbihi, while another contemporary chronicler confuses him for his father. He belonged to a family of Persian origin, whose members served as political and military officials in Egypt under the Ikhshidids and continued under the Fatimids. Many members were also chroniclers. His father, Abu'l-Fada'il Salih ibn Ali, was a military official under the Fatimid governor Manjutakin in northern Syria. His father was appointed as wasita, a position lower ranking than vizier which placed him as an intermediary between the caliph and his diwan (administration). He was executed on the orders of Caliph al-Hakim ((r. 996 – 1021)) in 1009.

Career
Al-Rudhabari served as the administrator of Ramla, the capital of Palestine, during the reign of Caliph al-Aziz ((r. 975 – 996)). Under al-Hakim he served as the governor of Damascus, and afterward was appointed head of the diwan al-jaysh (army register).

In 1024, during the reign of Caliph al-Zahir ((r. 1021 – 1036)), and under the general direction of the diwan, al-Rudhabari was appointed to replace the vizier Shams al-Mulk Abu'l-Fath Tahir ibn Wazzan. He was an elderly man at the time of his appointment, with considerable administrative skills. According to the chronicler Ibn al-Sayrafi, al-Zahir was abusive toward al-Rudhabari, had little regard for his age and seniority, and dismissed and reinstated him in his post. Among al-Rudhabari's actions in office was recalling the military governor of Palestine, Anushtakin al-Dizbari, after it was overrun by the Bedouin Jarrahids. Al-Rudhabari was dismissed by the caliph in 1027 and replaced by Ali al-Jarjara'i.