Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Umayyad governor of the Hejaz
In office
747/48–748/49
MonarchMarwan II (r. 744–750)
Preceded byAbd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
Succeeded byAl-Walid ibn Urwa al-Sa'di
Umayyad governor of Egypt
In office
6 March – 2 May 724
MonarchsHisham
(r. 724–743)
Preceded byHandhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi
Succeeded byAl-Hurr ibn Yusuf
Personal details
Died750
Near Nahr Abi Futrus, Palestine, Abbasid Caliphate
RelationsUmayyad dynasty
ParentAbd al-Malik ibn Marwan (father)

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الملك بن مروان, romanizedMuḥammad 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.


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