Hamza Ibn-'Ali Ibn-Ahmad

Hamza Ibn-'Ali Ibn-Ahmad

Hamza ibn ‘Alī ibn Aḥmad (985-???) (Arabic and Persian حمزه بن علي بن أحمد) was an 11th century Ismaili and founding leader of the Druze sect. He was born in Zozan in Greater Khorasan in Samanid-ruled Persia (modern Khaf, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran).

Hamza is considered the founder of the Druze and the primary author of the Druze manuscripts.