Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الملك بن مروان, romanized: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; died 750) was an Umayyad prince, the son of Caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705), who played a role in the intra-dynastic politics of the Umayyad Caliphate, including the Third Muslim Civil War and the succession of Caliph Marwan II (r. 744–750). He served as Marwan II's governor of Mecca, Medina and Ta'if in 747/48 and was executed by the Abbasids in the massacre of the Umayyads at Nahr Abi Futrus in Palestine in 750.
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan | |
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| Umayyad governor of the Hejaz | |
| In office 747/48–748/49 | |
| Monarch | Marwan II (r. 744–750) |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik |
| Succeeded by | Al-Walid ibn Urwa al-Sa'di |
| Umayyad governor of Egypt | |
| In office 6 March – 2 May 724 | |
| Monarchs | Hisham (r. 724–743) |
| Preceded by | Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi |
| Succeeded by | Al-Hurr ibn Yusuf |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 750 Near Nahr Abi Futrus, Palestine, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Relations | Umayyad dynasty |
| Parent | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (father) |
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