Abd al-Aziz ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Abd al-Aziz ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz
عبد العزيز بن عمر بن عبد العزيز
Governor of Medina and Mecca
In office
744–747
MonarchsYazid III,
Ibrahim,
Marwan II
Preceded byAbd al-Aziz ibn Abdallah ibn Amr
Succeeded byAbd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman
Personal details
Born700s
Umayyad Caliphate
Died750s
Harran/Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate
Parents
  • Umar II (father)
  • Umm Shu'ayb al-Kalbi/Lamis bint Ali (mother)
RelativesBrothers:-
  • Abd Allah
  • Asim
  • Abd al-Rahman
  • Sulayman
  • Maslama
  • Zayd
  • Ubayd Allah
  • Uthman
Residence(s)Damascus and Medina

Abd al-Aziz ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عمر بن عبد العزيز) was the son of Umayyad caliph Umar II and governor of Medina from 744 to 747.

Life

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Abd al-Aziz was the son of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. He was named after his grandfather Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan.

His father became caliph in 717 and ruled until his death in 720. He was succeeded by his cousin and brother-in-law Yazid II.

In 744 Abd al-Aziz was appointed as governor[1] of Medina by caliph[2] Yazid ibn al-Walid.[3]

Abd al-Aziz remained as governor of Medina until he was dismissed by Marwan II and was replaced by his cousin Abd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman in 747.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 26: p. 244; v. 27: pp. 27, 52
  2. ^ McMillan 2011, pp. 144, 151, 152, 154–55
  3. ^ Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, pp. 370, 406.
  4. ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 27: pp. 90-92, 113; McMillan 2011, pp. 144, 155–56; Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, p. 406; Al-Ya'qubi 1883, pp. 405–06.

Sources

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  • Khalifah ibn Khayyat (1985). al-Umari, Akram Diya' (ed.). Tarikh Khalifah ibn Khayyat (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al-Riyadh: Dar Taybah.
  • Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. (1985–2007). The History of al-Ṭabarī (40 vols). SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7249-1.
  • McMillan, M.E. (2011). The Meaning of Mecca: The Politics of Pilgrimage in Early Islam. London: Saqi. ISBN 978-0-86356-437-6.
  • Al-Ya'qubi, Ahmad ibn Abu Ya'qub (1883). Houtsma, M. Th. (ed.). Historiae, Vol. 2. Leiden: E. J. Brill.