Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi
Abbasid Governor of Yemen (835-839)
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Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi (Arabic: عبد اÙرØÙ٠ب٠جعÙر ب٠سÙÙ٠ا٠اÙÙاش٠Ù) (died ca. 844) was a ninth century Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen.
Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi عبد اÙرØÙ٠ب٠جعÙر ب٠سÙÙ٠ا٠اÙÙاش٠٠| |
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| Abbasid Governor of Yemen | |
| In office 835â839 | |
| Monarch | Al-Mu'tasim |
| Preceded by | Abbad ibn al-Ghamr al-Shihabi |
| Succeeded by | Mansur ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Tanukhi |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 844 Abbasid Caliphate |
| Relations | Abbasid dynasty |
| Parent | Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn Ali al-Hashimi |
| Relatives | Muhammad (uncle) Abbasa (aunt) Ishaq (uncle) Ali (uncle) |
Career
The son of Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn Ali al-Hashimi, Abd al-Rahim was a minor member of the Abbasid dynasty, being a second nephew of the caliphs al-Saffah (r. 750â754) and al-Mansur (r. 754â775).[1] He was appointed governor of the Yemen by the caliph al-Mu'tasim (r. 833â842), and he arrived in Sana'a near the beginning of 836. During his governorship he was forced to deal with the Yu'firid rebel Yu'fir ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Hiwali, who imprisoned the previous governor Abbad ibn al-Ghamr al-Shihabi and his son and defeated an expedition sent against him. Abd al-Rahim remained governor until 839, when he was dismissed in favor of Ja'far ibn Dinar al-Khayyat.[2]
Abd al-Rahim was later arrested during the caliphate of al-Wathiq (r. 842â847) and forced to surrender his wealth. He died in prison in ca. 844.[3]
