Abd al-Malik ibn Salih

Abd al-Malik ibn Salih
Abbasid governor of Mosul
In office
785–787
MonarchsMusa al-Hadi,
Harun al-Rashid
Preceded byHashim ibn Sa'id (785)
Succeeded byIshaq ibn Muhammed (787–778)
Abbasid governor of Medina
In office
787–789
MonarchHarun al-Rashid
Preceded byIshaq ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi
Succeeded byMuhammad ibn Abdallah al-Raba'i (789 – 790s)
Abbasid governor of Syria
In office
793–795
MonarchHarun al-Rashid
Preceded byMusa ibn Yahya
Succeeded byIshaq ibn Isa ibn Ali (c. 795 – 800s)
Abbasid governor of Egypt
In office
795 – 795
(Less than a year)
MonarchHarun al-Rashid
Preceded byHarthama ibn A'yan
Succeeded byAbdallah ibn al-Musayyab al-Dabbi
Personal details
Born750
Died812
RelationsAbbasid dynasty
ChildrenAbd al-Rahman
Parent
RelativesAl-Fadl ibn Salih, Ibrahim ibn Salih, and Isma'il ibn Salih (brother)
Military career
AllegianceAbbasid Caliphate
Years of service812
(end of active service)
RankGeneral
Battles/warsArab–Byzantine wars

ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī (Arabic: عبد الملك بن صالح بن علي) (Ἀβιμελέχ, Abimelech, in Greek sources; 750–812 CE) was a member of the Banu Abbas who served as general and governor in Syria and Egypt. He distinguished himself in several raids against the Byzantine Empire, but his great influence and authority in Syria resulted in Caliph Harun al-Rashid imprisoning him in 803. Released in 809, he was dispatched in 812 by Caliph al-Amin to gather troops against his brother al-Ma'mun in the ongoing civil war between the two brothers, but died of an illness.


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