Sulaymān ibn ʿAlī al-Hāshimī ( ar, سليمان بن علي الهاشمي) (c. 700–759) was an early

Abbasid The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttal ...

prince. He served as governor of

Basra Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is han ...

from 750 to 755.

Career

The son of

Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ( ar, علي بن عبد الله بن العباس بن عبد المطلب) (ca. 661–ca. 736) was an ancestor of the Abbasids. He was a grandson of al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib a ...

, Sulayman was a paternal uncle of the first two Abbasid caliphs

al-Saffah Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Saffāḥ ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن محمد السفّاح‎; 721/722 – 8 June 754, al-Anbar) usually known as Abūʾl-ʿAbbās as-Saffāḥ or simply by his laqab As-S ...

(r. 750–754) and

al-Mansur Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ar, أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور‎; 95 AH – 158 AH/714 CE – 6 October 775 CE) usually known simply as by his laqab Al-Manṣūr (المنصور) ...

(r. 754–775), making him one of the "uncles" (umumah'') that held a high degree of influence during the early years following the

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. In 750–1 he was appointed by al-Saffah as governor of the important post of Basra in southern

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together with its dependencies, as well as a number of other provinces including the Tigris districts, Bahrayn,

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and

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. In 753 the caliph also selected him to

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the

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for that year. During his administration of Basra, Sulayman carried out extensive public works projects to develop the region, including building new canals and making improvements the local water supply. He also assisted

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during the latter's campaign against

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rebels in Oman in 750–1 by providing him with ships to transport his army, and in 754 he allowed his brother

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take refuge in Basra after the failure of his rebellion against al-Mansur. He and

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eventually delivered their brother to al-Mansur on the condition that his life be spared, but this agreement was quickly violated and the caliph surreptitiously put Abdallah to death. Sulayman remained as governor until c. 755, when al-Mansur dismissed him in favor of

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. He died in Basra in October 759 at the age of 59, and was succeeded by several sons, including

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and Ja'far.; . For his descendants, see .

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