خالد بن برمك

Khalid ibn Barmak, the forefather of the Barmakid family of viziers. The family traces its name to Barmak, which was the title of the keeper of the Nawbahar temple in Balkh. ¹

He came forward early in the Abbasid period through his administrative and financial ability. Al-Saffah entrusted him with the diwan of land tax and the diwan of the army, and after the death of Abu Salama al-Khallal he held the vizierate of execution. He served as adviser to al-Mansur and supervisor of financial affairs, and his name became prominent in the building of Baghdad. ¹

He kept his standing in the time of al-Mahdi, who appointed him over Fars in 163 AH. ¹