Umar ibn Hubayra

Umar ibn Hubayra al-Fazari (Arabic: عمر بن هبيرة الفزاري, romanized: ʿUmar ibn Hubayra al-Fazārī; fl.710–724/726) was a prominent Umayyad general and governor of Iraq, who played an important role in the Qays–Yaman conflict of this period.

Umar ibn Hubayra
Umayyad governor of Jazira
In office
718 or 720  Unknown
MonarchUmar II
Umayyad governor of Iraq
In office
721–724
MonarchYazid II
Preceded byMaslama ibn Abd al-Malik
Succeeded byKhalid al-Qasri
Personal details
ChildrenYazid ibn Umar ibn Hubayra
ParentHubayra
Military service
Battles/wars
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