ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli fɹʌmðə tˈaʊn ʌv ɐbhˈɑːɹ ɪn wˈɛstɚn ɪɹˈæn, hiː wʌz ɡɹˈænd vˈaɪziɚ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ˌʌndɚ ðə mɔŋɡˈoʊliən ˈɪlkhən ɪn pˈɜːʒə, ˈɑːɹɡʌn kˈɑːn.
Originally from the town of Abhar in western Iran, he was grand vizier from 1289 to 1291 under the Mongolian Ilkhan in Persia, Arghun Khan.