hiː sˈɜːvd æz kˈoːɹt fɪzˈɪʃən tə ðə lˈæst ɪdʒˈɪpʃən fˈæɾɪmˌɪd kˈeɪlɪfz ænd lˈeɪɾɚ tə sˈælɐdˌɪn, hˌuː pˈɛnʃənd hˌɪm wɛn hiː wʌz sˈɪkstiθɹˈiː jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld.
He served as court physician to the last Egyptian Fatimid caliphs and later to Saladin, who pensioned him when he was sixty-three years old.