Muhammad al-Idrisi

Muhammad al-Idrisi
Statue of al-Idrisi in Ceuta
Born	1100 (1100) Ceuta, Almoravid dynasty (present-day Spain)
Died	1165 (aged 64–65) Ceuta, Almohad Caliphate (present-day Spain)
Known for	Tabula Rogeriana
Scientific career
Fields	Geographer, writer, scientist, cartographer

Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti, or simply al-Idrisi /ælɪˈdriːsiː/ (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد الإدريسي القرطبي الحسني السبتي; Latin: Dreses; 1100–1165), was a Muslim geographer and cartographer who served in the court of King Roger II at Palermo, Sicily. Muhammad al-Idrisi was born in Ceuta, then belonging to the Almoravid dynasty. He created the Tabula Rogeriana, one of the most advanced medieval world maps.