Jarir ibn Atiyah

Jarir ibn Atiyyah al-Khatafi Al-Tamimi was an Umayyad-era Arab poet and satirist from Najd in Saudi Arabia. He was born during the reign of Rashidun caliph Uthman ibn Affan, and was a member of the tribe Banu Kilab, a part of the Banu Tamim. He was a native of al-Yamamah, but also spent time in Damascus at the court of the Umayyad caliphs.