Al-Walid ibn Uqba

Al-Walid ibn Uqba
Al-Walid ibn Uqba
Governor of Kufa
	In office; 645/46–649/50
Monarch	Caliph Uthman
Preceded by	Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
Succeeded by	Sa'id ibn al-As
Personal details
Born	Mecca
Died	680; Raqqa
Relations	Banu Umayya (clan); Uthman (half-brother); Al-Walid ibn Hisham al-Mu'ayti (grandson);
Children	Aban ; Hisham ; Uthman
Parents	Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt (father); Arwa bint Kurayz (mother);

Al-Walīd ibn ʿUqba ibn Abī Muʿayṭ (Arabic: الْوَلِيْد ابْنِ عُقبَة ابْنِ أَبِيّ مُعَيْط, died 680) was the governor of Kufa in 645/46–649/50 during the reign of his half-brother, Caliph Uthman (r. 644–656).

During the reign of Uthman, he was being accused of drinking, the legal punishment of whipping was carried out on him, and according to some accounts, with Ali's hand.

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