[3] During his early life, Abd al-Razzaq, along with his brothers were tutored by Abu Sahl Zawzani.
[4] He started his career during the reign of Mahmud of Ghazni, but when his father fell into disgrace in 1024, he along with Abd al-Razzaq were imprisoned at Nandana in Punjab.
During the reign of Ma'sud's successor, Maw'dud Ghaznavi, Abd al-Razzaq became a prominent figure in the Ghaznavid Empire and was appointed as his vizier in 1043.
In 1052, Toghrul of Ghazna, a Turkish slave general, deposed Abd al-Rashid and proclaimed himself as the Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire.
He had a nephew named Mansur ibn Sa'id, who also continued to occupy high offices under Ghaznavids.