| Full Name |
Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Khaldun al-Hadrami |
| Date of Birth |
27 May 1332 |
| Place of Birth |
Tunis, Hafsid Tunisia |
| Date of Death |
17 March 1406 |
| Place of Death |
Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
Hafsid Tunisia, Marinid Sultanate, Nasrid Granada, Mamluk Sultanate |
| Education |
Islamic sciences, Arabic language and literature, philosophy, mathematics |
| Profession |
Historian, sociologist, philosopher, economist, jurist, diplomat, judge |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1350 - 1406 |
| Brief Information |
Ibn Khaldun was a polymath who formulated one of the earliest theories of social cohesion and the cyclical rise and fall of civilizations. He is the author of the *Muqaddimah* (Prolegomena), a foundational text in historiography, sociology, and economics. He is widely recognized as a precursor to modern disciplines such as sociology, historiography, and economics for his scientific approach to understanding human society. |