Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi

Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi () (died 866) was a chief judge (qadi al-qudat) of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Described as a member of a family originally from Kufa, he served as judge of Wasit before being appointed to the Kufan judiciary in 849/50 as replacement to the Mihna-era qadi Ghassan ibn Muhammad al-Marwazi.; ; ; . In 863 or 864 he was elevated to the chief judgeship by the Caliph al-Musta'in,; ; ; . But see also , who, citing Waki', p. 303, casts doubt on him actually receiving the chief judgeship title. and held that position until his death in 866.; .

See also Ja'far ibn Abd al-Wahid ibn Ja'far al-Hashimi Yahya ibn Aktham Ibn Qutaybah

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