Malik al-Ashtar

Mālik ibn al-Ḥārith
مَالِك ٱلْأَشْتَر
Mālik ibn al-Ḥārith ; مَالِك ٱلْأَشْتَر
Governor of Egypt (r. 656–661)
	In office; 658 – 658 ; (died before reaching Fustat)
Preceded by	Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
Succeeded by	Amr ibn al-As
Personal details
Born	586; Yemen, Arabia
Died	c. 658 (AH 38) (Aged 74); Egypt, Rashidun caliphate
Relations	Nukha (tribe)
Children	Ibrahim
Parent	al-Harith ibn Abd-Yaguth (father)
Military service
Allegiance	Rashidun Caliphate
Years of service	636-658
Rank	Military General to Ali
Battles/wars	Under the caliphate Battle of Yarmuk (636); ; Under Ali First Fitna (656-658); Battle of Camel (656); Battle of Siffin (657); Battle of Nahrawan (658); ;

Malik al-Ashtar (Arabic: مَالِك ٱلْأَشْتَر), also known as Mālik bin al-Ḥārith al-Nakhaʿīy al-Maḏḥijīy (Arabic: مَالِك ٱبْن ٱلْحَارِث ٱلنَّخَعِيّ ٱلْمَذْحِجِيّ), was one of the loyal companions of Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. According to Shia Islam, Malik remained a loyal and avid supporter of Muhammad's progeny and the Hashemite clan. He rose to a position of prominence during the caliphate of Ali and participated in several battles, such as the Battle of Jamal and Siffin against Mu'awiya. His title "al-Ashtar" references an eyelid injury he received during the Battle of Yarmouk.

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