Ibrahim al-Ifriqi
Ibrahim al-Ifriqi (Arabic: إبراهيم الإفريقي) was a ninth century governor of the Yemen for the Abbasid Caliphate.
Ibrahim al-Ifriqi إبراهيم الإفريقي | |
|---|---|
| Abbasid Governor of Yemen | |
| In office 820–821 | |
| Monarch | al-Ma'mun |
| Preceded by | Hisn ibn al-Minhal |
| Succeeded by | Nu'aym and Al-Muzaffar ibn Yahya al-Kindi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Relations | Banu Shayban tribe |
| Father | Abu ibrahim al-Shaybani |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Rank | Army officer |
A member of the Banu Shayban, Ibrahim was appointed as governor during the caliphate of al-Ma'mun (r. 813–833), in place of Hisn ibn al-Minhal. He was in turn eventually replaced by the joint governors Nu'aym ibn al-Waddah al-Azdi and al-Muzaffar ibn Yahya al-Kindi.[1]
Notes
- Al-Mad'aj 1988, p. 212; Van Arendonk 1919, p. 100; Bikhazi 1970, p. 29.
References
- Bikhazi, Ramzi J. (1970). "Coins of al-Yaman 132-569 A.H." Al-Abhath. 23: 3–127. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- Al-Mad'aj, Abd al-Muhsin Mad'aj M. (1988). The Yemen in Early Islam (9-233/630-847): A Political History. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 0863721028.
- Van Arendonk, Cornelius (1919). De Opkomst Van Het Zaidietische Imamaat in Yemen. Leiden: E.J. Brill. ISBN 0863721028.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hisn ibn al-Minhal |
Abbasid governor of the Yemen 820–821 |
Succeeded by Nu'aym ibn al-Waddah al-Azdi and al-Muzaffar ibn Yahya al-Kindi |
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