Nuʿmāan ibn Thābit ibn Zūṭā ibn Marzubān (نعمان بن ثابت بن زوطا بن مرزبان‎‎), Persian: ابوحنیفه‎‎), also known as Imam Abū Ḥanīfah (Arabic: أبو حنيفة‎‎ dated 699 – 767 AD / 80 – 150 AH), was the founder of the Sunni Hanafi school of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). He is also considered a renowned Islamic scholar and personality by Zaydi Shia Muslims. He is often called "The Great Imam" (Arabic: ألإمام الأعظم‎, . al-imām al-aʿẓam‎).

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hanifa