Al-Walid ibn Uqba
Governor of Kufa (died 680) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al-Walīd ibn ʿUqba ibn Abī Muʿayṭ (Arabic: الْوَلِيْد ابْنِ عُقبَة ابْنِ أَبِيّ مُعَيْط, died 680) was the governor of Kufa in 645/46–649/50 during the reign of his half-brother, Caliph Uthman (r. 644–656).
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Al-Walid ibn Uqba | |
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Governor of Kufa | |
In office 645/46–649/50 | |
Monarch | Caliph Uthman |
Preceded by | Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas |
Succeeded by | Sa'id ibn al-As |
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Born | Mecca |
Died | 680 Raqqa |
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Children | Aban Hisham Uthman |
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During the reign of Uthman, he was being accused of drinking, the legal punishment of whipping was carried out on him, and according to some accounts, with Ali's hand.[1]