Abà « al-Ḥasan Alë ibn al-AbbÃÂs ibn Jà «rayj (), also known as Ibn al-Rà «më (born Baghdad in 836; died 896), was the grandson of George the Greek (Jà «raij or Jà «rjis i.e. Georgius) and a popular Arab poet of BaghdÃÂd in the AbbÃÂsid-era.
By the age of twenty he earned a living from his poetry. His many political patrons included the governor Ubaydallah ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir, Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tamid's minister the Persian Isma'il ibn Bulbul, and the politically influential Nestorian family Banà « Wahb. In the tenth century his DëwÃÂn (collected poetry), which had been transmitted orally by al-Mutanabbë, was arranged and edited by Abà « Bakr ibn Yaḥyàal-á¹¢à «lë, and included in the section of his book KitÃÂb Al-AwrÃÂq () on muḥadathà «n (modern poets).
Ibn al-Rumi was born in Baghdad, then the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, in 836. Originally named Ali bin Al-Abbas bin George, he was given the epithet "Ibn al-Rumi" (lit. "Son of the Roman), referring to his father's Greek ancestry. He was raised a Muslim.
Ibn al-Rumi died in Baghdad in the year 896, at the age of 59. His early biographer Ibn KhallikÃÂn relates an account that he was given poisoned biscuits in the presence of the caliph Al-Mu'tadid on the orders of his vizier, Al-Qasim ibn Ubayd Allah, whom Ibn al-Rumë had satirised viciously. In another account his death is attributed to suicide.