Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Muhriz ( ar, محمد بن عبد الله بن محرز) was a ninth century governor of the

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

for the

Abbasid Caliphate 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-Muttalib ...

. A '' mawla'' of the caliph

al-Ma'mun Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'mu ...

(r. 813–833), Muhammad was appointed governor in ca. 823. Upon his arrival in the province he remained in the chief town of

Sana'a Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Governo ...

, while sending his son to act as his deputy in al-Janad. Shortly afterwards, however, the inhabitants of al-Janad revolted against his son, and Muhammad decided that his position was too weak to maintain. He therefore set out for the

Hijaz The Hejaz (, also ; ar, ٱلْحِجَاز, al-Ḥijāz, lit=the Barrier, ) is a region in the west of Saudi Arabia. It includes the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif, and Baljurashi. It is also known as the "Western Provinc ...

and left the Yemen in the hands of the local chief

Abbad ibn al-Ghamr al-Shihabi Abbad ibn al-Ghamr al-Shihabi ( ar, عباد بن الغمر الشهابي; also known as Abbad ibn Umar) was a ninth century governor of the Yemen for the Abbasid Caliphate. A local Yemeni chief, Abbad was placed in charge of Sana'a by Muhamma ...

, who remained in control until the arrival of the next governor

Ishaq ibn al-Abbas ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi Ishaq ibn al-Abbas ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi ( ar, إسحاق بن العباس بن محمد الهاشمي) was a ninth century Abbasid personage, provincial governor and military commander. He was twice appointed as governor of the Yemen, in 824 ...

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* * * {{Authority control Abbasid governors of Yemen 9th-century Arabs 9th-century people from the Abbasid Caliphate