Ashrafuddin Abu Muhammad Hasan ibn Muhammad Husayni Ghaznavi () known as Ashraf (اشرف) was a 12th-century Persian poet. A sayyid, he boasted of his lineage from the family of the prophet Muhammad in his poetry. Originating from Ghazna now in Afghanistan, he served mostly under Yamin ud-Dawlah Bahram Shah of the Ghaznavid dynasty. He also served Sultan Sanjar for a while. He died in Azadvar, Iran, where he is buried. His divan contains 83 ghazals. He died around 1160 or 1161. References Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K Notes See also List of Persian poets and authors Persian literature Persian poetry Hassan Ghaznavi Persian-language poets 12th-century Persian-language poets Burials in Iran Year of birth unknown Ghaznavid-period poets 12th-century Iranian people