| Abd al-Aziz ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz عبد العزيز بن عمر بن عبد العزيز | |
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| Governor of Medina and Mecca | |
| In office 744–747 | |
| Monarchs | Yazid III, Ibrahim, Marwan II |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Aziz ibn Abdallah ibn Amr |
| Succeeded by | Abd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 700s Umayyad Caliphate |
| Died | 750s Harran/Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Brothers:-
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| 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
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 of Medina by caliph Yazid ibn al-Walid.
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.
References
- Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 26: p. 244; v. 27: pp. 27, 52
- McMillan 2011, pp. 144, 151, 152, 154–55
- Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, pp. 370, 406.
- 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
- 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.