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In early Islamic history, the governor of Medina (Arabic: عامل المدينة, romanized: ʿāmil al-Madīnah) was an official who administered the city of Medina and its surrounding territories. During the era of the Rashidun , Umayyad and early Abbasid caliphates, the governor was generally appointed by the caliph , and remained in office ...
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In 744 Abd al-Aziz was appointed as governor [1] of Medina by caliph [2] Yazid ibn al-Walid. [3] Abd al-Aziz remained as governor of Medina until he was dismissed by Marwan II and was replaced by his cousin Abd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman in 747. [4]
Faisal bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن سلمان آل سعود Fayṣal bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd; born 25 December 1970) is a member of the House of Saud, a grandson of King Abdulaziz and son of King Salman, and was governor of Madinah province in Saudi Arabia from 14 January 2013 to 12 December 2023.
705–715), appointed Umar governor of Medina. [6] According to Julius Wellhausen , al-Walid's intention was to use Umar to reconcile the townspeople of Medina to Umayyad rule and "obliterate [ sic ] the evil memory" of the preceding Umayyad governors, namely Hisham ibn Isma'il al-Makhzumi , whose rule over Medina had been harsh for its ...
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According to the early Muslim historian al-Waqidi (died 823), Mu'awiya appointed al-Walid governor of Medina in September/October 677, [3] while according to another 8th-century historian Abu Mash'ar, he was appointed in August/September 678. [4] He replaced his Umayyad cousin, Marwan ibn al-Hakam. [5] He led the Hajj again in September 678. [6]