Abd al-Wahid ibn Abdallah (), known as al-Nasri or al-Nadri, was an eighth-century governor of

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and al-Ta'if from 723 to 724.

Career

Abd al-Wahid held various posts during the reign of the

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caliph Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik, initially serving as the governor of

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at an unspecified date and then of al-Ta'if in 721/2. In 723 he was additionally appointed as governor of Medina and Mecca, and in that same year he was selected to act as the leader of the

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. Upon his appointment to Medina, Abd al-Washid carried out the caliph's instructions to fine and torture the previous governor

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for his conduct against Fatimah bint al-Husayn. In contrast to his predecessor he made sure to maintain good relations with the city elites and regularly consulted with the local notables al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr and Salim ibn Abdallah ibn Uthman, with the result that his administration soon became extremely popular among the Medinese. His initial choice to lead the judiciary of Medina was

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, but he eventually dismissed him and replaced him with Sa'id ibn Sulayman ibn Zayd al-Ansari instead. Following the death of Yazid in January 724 Abd al-Wahid was initially confirmed in his governorships by

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, but responsibility for the pilgrimage of that year was given to the new caliph's uncle

Ibrahim ibn Hisham ibn Isma'il al-Makhzumi Ibrahim ibn Hisham ibn Isma'il al-Makhzumi () was an eighth century official for the Umayyad Caliphate, serving as the governor of Medina, Mecca and Ta'if, al-Ta'if during the caliphate of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik. He and his brother Muhammad ibn Hi ...

. In November of that year Hisham decided to appoint Ibrahim as governor of Medina, Mecca and al-Ta'if as well, and Abd al-Wahid was dismissed from office after a term of less than two years.; ; . replaces Ibrahim with his brother

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. According to , Abd al-Wahid was dismissed as governor after contesting a ruling against him by his ''qadi'' Sa'id ibn Sulayman, where he had been found guilty of having extorted the residents of Malal; .

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