Ibrahim Malik Baya was a Sufi saint of Suhrawardiyya order and a warrior who arrived in South Bihar, India, in the 14th century and defeated the tribal Kol chiefdoms, who had been oppressing the local Muslims.
[2] Malik Ibrahim Baya tomb is protected under Archaeological Survey of India and is a tourism spot in Bihar Sharif.
[citation needed] Malik Baya received his education and military training in Ghazni and then he came to Delhi to serve under the tutelage of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
Syed Ibrahim Malik also served as Governor of Bihar and general for a few years from 1351 to 1353, during the reign of Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
He was buried on Peer Pahadi, Bihar Sharif and the foundation stone his Makbara was led by Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri and it was constructed by Daud Mallick, elder adopted son of Baya.