al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah . His mother, Durzan, usually known as ('the Lady of al-Mu'izz') was the chief concubine of al-Mu'izz, and likely of Bedouin origin. She was known for her beautiful singing voice, which earned her the nickname ('Twitter'). She is also recorded as the first Fatimid female patron of architecture. She died in 995.

In 974 his older brother Abdallah ibn al-Mu'izz -- who had been the designated