Abu Bakr ibn Abi Salih explained

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Salih was a Persian^[1] statesman, who served as the vizier of the Ghaznavid Sultan Farrukh-Zad (r. 1052-1059) from 1055 to 1059. When the latter's son Ibrahim of Ghazna ascended the throne, Abu Bakr was appointed as chief executive of the new ruler, while Abu Sahl Khujandi was appointed vizier. Abu Bakr was killed by a group of Turkic generals and palace guards in the early 1060s.

Sources

• C. E. Bosworth "Abu Bakr ibn Abi Salih." Encyclopedia Iranica. 28 January 2016.
• Encyclopedia: C. Edmund . Bosworth . The Later Ghaznavids: Splendour and Decay: The Dynasty in Afghanistan and Northern India 1040-1186 . 1995 . 9788121505772 . 28 January 2016.

Notes and References

1. Ghaznavids, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Encyclopaedia Iranica, (December 15, 2001);"The offices of vizier, treasurer, chief secretary, head of the war department, etc., were the preserves of Persians, and no Turks are recorded as ever having held them.."http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ghaznavids