Abdallah ibn Ubaydallah ibn al-Abbas
Governor of Yemen and Amir al-hajj
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Abdallah ibn Ubaydallah ibn al-Abbas al-Hashimi (Arabic: عبد اÙÙ٠ب٠عبÙد اÙÙ٠ب٠اÙعباس٠اÙÙاش٠Ù) was a ninth century Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen.
Abdallah ibn Ubaydallah ibn al-Abbas | |
|---|---|
| Abbasid Governor of Yemen | |
| In office 832â833 | |
| Monarch | al-Ma'mun |
| Preceded by | Ishaq ibn al-Abbas ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi |
| Succeeded by | Abbad ibn al-Ghamr al-Shihabi |
| Amir al-hajj | |
| In office 828 (first term) | |
| In office 829 (second term) | |
| In office 830 (third term) | |
| In office 831 (fourth term) | |
| In office 832 (fifth term) | |
| Monarch | al-Ma'mun |
| Personal details | |
| Parent | Ubaydallah ibn al-Abbas |
Career
A minor member of the Abbasid dynasty, being a second cousin of the caliphs al-Hadi (r. 785â786) and Harun al-Rashid (r. 789â809),[1] Abdallah was appointed governor of the Yemen by al-Ma'mun (r. 813â833), and he arrived in Sana'a in ca. 832. He remained governor until the death of al-Ma'mun in 833, at which point he decided to place Abbad ibn al-Ghamr al-Shihabi in charge of the province and departed for Iraq.[2]
Abdallah was also a frequent leader of the pilgrimage, having led the annual events of 828, 829, 831, and possibly 832.[3]
