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Persian poet and Sufi mystic (967–1049)

Also known as: Abu Sa'id-i Abu'l Khair, Abu said abal khayr, Абу Саид Майхани, أبو سعيد أبو الخير, アブー・サイード・ビン・アビー・ル・ハイル, 阿布·赛德·阿布海儿-海尔

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