List of Famous people with last name Samani

Ismail Samani

First Name Ismail

Last Name Samani

Born on May 31, 0849

Died on November 24, 0907 (aged 58)

Born in Uzbekistan, Fergana Region

Abū Ibrāhīm Ismā'īl ibn Aḥmad, better known simply as Ismail Samani, and also known as Isma'il ibn Ahmad, was the Samanid amir of Transoxiana (892–907) and Khorasan (900–907). His reign saw the emergence of the Samanids as a powerful force. He was the son of Ahmad ibn Asad and a descendant of Saman Khuda, the eponymous ancestor of the Samanid dynasty who renounced Zoroastrianism and embraced Islam.

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Ahmad Samani

First Name Ahmad

Last Name Samani

Died on January 12, 0914

Ahmad ibn Ismail was amir of the Samanids (907–914). He was the son of Ismail Samani. He was known as the "Martyred Amir".

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