Alaa el-Din bin el-Emam

Alaa el-Din Ali bin el-Emam Abu el-ostool Amir al-Hajj
Nickname(s)	Abu el-ostool
Born	15th century Cairo, Egyptian Sultanate.
Died	16th century Cairo, Ottoman Egypt.
Allegiance	Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Service / branch	Egyptian Army
Rank	Emir of Hajj
Battles / wars	Battle of Jeddah Hejaz rebellion Battle of Marj Dabiq

Alaa el-Din Ali bin el-Emam (Egyptian Arabic: علاء الدين علي بن الإمام;15th century – 16th century), commonly known as Alaa el-Din bin el-Emam and nicknamed Abu el-ostool (Egyptian Arabic: أبو الأسطول, lit. 'Father of the fleet'), was an Egyptian emir from the Egyptian el-Emam family. He is the descendant of the Sheikh of Islam, the Egyptian judge Abu Uday el-Masry bin el-Emam. He rose through the political ladder during the era of the Egyptian Sultan al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, until he was appointed to the highest positions in the Egyptian Sultanate. He was one of the most powerful figures in the era of the Egyptian Sultanate. He held the positions of Amir al-Hajj (prince of pilgrimage), supervisor of Special, supervisor of Endowments, Secret writer (keeper of secrets) and supervisor of the Egyptian armies.^[1][2]