Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani

Hamid al-Din Abu'l-Hasan Ahmad ibn Abdallah al-Kirmani was an Isma'ili scholar. He was of Persian origin and was probably born in the province of Kirman. He seems to have spent the greater part of his life as a Fatimid da'i (missionary) in Baghdad and Basra. He was a theologian and philosopher who rose to prominence during the Fatimid caliph-imam al-Hakim bi Amr Allah.