Government of the Mamluk Sultanate

former subjugated state in Arabia

thumb|"Muhtasib weighs the bread", from the Rålamb Costume Book, 1657 A muḥtasib (, from the root ḥisbah, or "accountability") was "a holder of the office of al-hisbah in classical Islamic administrations", according to Oxford Islamic Studies. Also called ‘amil al-suq or sahib al-suq, the muḥtasib was a supervisor of bazaars and trade, the inspector of public places and behavior in towns in the medieval Islamic countries, appointed by the sultan, imam, or other political authority. His duty was to ensure that public business was conducted in accordance with the law of sharia.

title given to the commander of the annual Hajj pilgrim caravan

governmental post in Muslim empires