Religion: Muslim (Shiite Ismaili Hashishin/Assassin)
Name: Old Man of the Mountain
Alter Ego: Rashid ad-Din
Other Names: Sinan ibn Salman ibn Muhummad; Rashid ad-Din Sinan
Classification: villain real/historical person
Earliest Appearance Listed in This Database: Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #73 (Mar. 1991): "Sands of Time"
Creators: Jason Balgobis, Russell Lyman, Dave Cockrum
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: Black Knight
Gender: male
Earthly agent of Hassan ibn Rashid, Earthly leader of the Syrian branch of the Hashishin in the year 1191. Real-life Rashid ad-Din (born 1247) was Jewish convert to Islam.
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/sabbahhibk.htm#rashid
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashid_ad-Din_Sinan
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/adaf.htm