Abd al-Aziz ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz () was the son of

Umayyad The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (, ; ) was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. Uthman ibn Affan, the third of the Rashidun caliphs, was also a membe ...

caliph

Umar II Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan (; February 720) was the eighth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 717 until his death in 720. He is credited to have instituted significant reforms to the Umayyad central government, by making it much more efficient and ...

and governor of

Medina Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...

from 744 to 747.

Life

Abd al-Aziz was the son of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. He was named after his grandfather

Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam (; died 12 May 705) was the Umayyad governor and ''de facto'' viceroy of Egypt between 685 and his death. He was appointed by his father, Caliph Marwan I (). Abd al-Aziz's reign was marked by stability and prosp ...

. His father became caliph in 717 and ruled until his death in 720. He was succeeded by his cousin and brother-in-law

Yazid II Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (; — 26 January 724), commonly known as Yazid II, was the ninth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 720 until his death in 724. Although he lacked administrative or military experience, he derived prestige from his ...

. In 744 Abd al-Aziz was appointed as governor of Medina by caliph Yazid ibn al-Walid. Abd al-Aziz remained as governor of Medina until he was dismissed by

Marwan II Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan (; – 6 August 750), commonly known as Marwan II, was the fourteenth and last caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 744 until his death. His reign was dominated by a Third Fitna, civil war, and he was the l ...

and was replaced by his cousin

Abd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman Abd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (; ) was an Umayyad prince and the governor of Mecca and Medina in 747–748 during the reign of Caliph Marwan II (). Abd al-Wahid was known for his administrative capabilities and loyalty to the Umayyad ...

in 747.; ; ; .

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