Ahmed AL-Maqrizi was born in Cairo in 1364 and died there in 1442. He had links to Baalbek, in present – day Lebanon, since his father had been one of the great speakers in Baalbek before he migrated to Cairo. He assumed some judiciary jobs and signature department in Alinshaa Diwan. The Al-Maqrizi title is related to the Almqarzh line.