kutayfāt, also known as abu ali ahmed ibn al-afdal or al-afdal kutayfāt, (d. 1131) was vizier and "amīr al-juyūsh" (commander of the armies) to al-hafiz, caliph of egypt, from 1130-1131. he seized power by imprisoning al-hafiz, but was murdered by fatimid forces loyal to the caliph. kutayfāt was son of al-afdal shahanshah and grandson of badr al-jamali, and so the third generation of armenians serving as fatimid vizier.