Uljay al-Yusufi (original) (raw)

Uljay al-Yusufi, also known as Iljay (Arabic: الجاي اليوسفي, romanized: Uljāy al-Yūsufī; d. 8 Muharram 775 AH / 1 July 1373 CE), was a senior Mamluk amir in the late eighth century AH/fourteenth century CE. It was during the reign of Bahri Sultan al-Ashraf Sha'ban that he briefly held the highest military office of commander in chief of the army (atabak al-'asakir) and was administrator of the Complex of al-Mansur Qalawun which included the famous hospital (bimaristan).