ابن الوردي (Ibn al-Wardī) refers to

أحمد بن علي بن محمد بن أيوب بن عبد الله بن أحمد بن إبراهيم بن عبد الرحمن بن علي بن محمد بن أحمد بن محمد بن علي بن أبي بكر بن أبي بكر بن القاسم بن محمد بن الحسين بن عبد الله بن الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب (Ahmad ibn ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Ayyūb ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Bakr ibn Abī Bakr ibn al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib)

. This is a very long and complete nasab (lineage) showing his descent from the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah and her husband Ali.

He was a highly regarded scholar and historian, most famous for his monumental work

"تاريخ ابن الوردي" (Tārīkh Ibn al-Wardī)

, a comprehensive history of the world from creation to his own time. The book is valuable for its detail and coverage, particularly concerning the Mamluk period in Egypt.

It[SQ]s important to note that while his lineage is impressive, he is primarily known and remembered for his historical achievements rather than his ancestry. When discussing him, the focus is generally on his contributions to historiography.