Ibrahim al-Walid

Background

– 25 January 750) (Arabic: ابراهيم ابن الوليد بن عبد الملك‎) was an Umayyad caliph, and a son of Caliph al-Walid I (r 705–715).

Career

He only ruled for a short time in 744 before he abdicated, and went into hiding out of fear of his political opponents. However, at Tabari (p 13) does record that Ibrahim as caliph did confirm the appointment of Abdallah ibn Umar as governor of Iraq. (v 27, p 13) Marwan II decided to oppose Yazid III, and even though he later gave allegiance to Yazid, on the early death of that caliph, Marwan continued his own ambitions.

Ibrahim requested and was granted Marwan's assurance of personal safety. He travelled with Marwan to former Caliph Hisham's residence at Rusafah in Syria.

Achievements

• The shortness of this time and his incomplete acceptance led Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari to state that he did not succeed in becoming caliph (v 26, p 247).

Membership

Like most members of the Umayyad family, Ibrahim was executed by the Abbasids in 750.