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Mu'in al-Din Parwana (died 1277) was a Persian statesman who was the de facto ruler of the Sultanate of Rum for two decades.

Biography
Mu'in al-Din belonged to a traditional Persian bureaucratic family. He was the son of Muhadhdhab al-Din Ali al-Daylami (died 1244), the vizier of the Seljuk sultan Kaykhusraw II ((r. 1237 – 1246)). Following the Seljuk defeat against the Mongols at the Battle of Köse Dağ in 1243, Muhadhdhab al-Din managed to preserve the Seljuk kingdom by submitting to the Mongols as vassals. Mu'in al-Din first appears in records as the commander of Tokat. In 1256, Mu'in al-Din's status was elevated, receiving the titles of amir hajib (chief chamberlain) and parwana (seal-keeper), and thus becoming the real ruler of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum. This was done through the efforts of the Mongol general Baiju Noyan (died 1258).

Patronage
Sa'id al-Din Farghani (died 1300) dedicated a Persian commentary on the Mashariq al-Darari to the Parwana.

The Parwana became a follower of Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (died 1289) and had a khanaqah (Sufi lodge) constructed in Tokat for him and his students.