Abu Al-Hasan Ali Ibn Al-Hussein Al-Masudi was born in Baghdad in (287 A.H/900 A.D). He died in Egyption (346A.H/ 957A.D). He was aprominet Islamic Arab figure (4th Century A.H./10th Century A.D.) in the fields of Geography and history. His fame was clue to his many classifications and trips. The most important of his publication are (Murooj Al-Thahab wa Maadin Al-Jawhar), (Al-Tanbeeh wal- Ishrf) and (Akhbar Al-Zaman).
His trips and Journeys lasted more than 30 years and included wide regions and many countries where in he wrote his observations and nates about the regions, Their in habitants, habits and fractifions. He also brought in varied geographical information that tallies with modern science, examples of which are the globality of the earth, the tide and phenomenon. As such, he contributed to the development of Arabic geographical thought