Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan

Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan
عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ
Governor of Egypt
In office
685–705
Preceded byAbd al-Rahman ibn Utba
Succeeded byAbd Allah ibn Abd al-Malik
Personal details
Died12 May 705
Hulwan
Spouses
  • Umm Asim bint Asim ibn Umar
  • Umm Abd Allah bint Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As
  • Layla bint Suhayl
  • Hafsa bint Asma bint Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith
  • Maria (concubine)
Children
  • Al-Asbagh
  • Umar
  • Asim
  • Abu Bakr
  • Muhammad
  • Sahl
  • Suhayl
  • Zabban
  • Juzayy
  • Sahla (daughter)
  • Umm al-Hakam (daughter)
  • Umm al-Banin (daughter)
Parents
  • Marwan I (father)
  • Layla bint Zabban ibn al-Asbagh al-Kalbiyya (mother)
RelativesAbd al-Malik (brother)
Al-Walid I (nephew and son-in-law)
Residence(s)Fustat (685–690)
Hulwan (690–705)
ReligionIslam
Military service
AllegianceUmayyad Caliphate
Years of service684–685
Battles/wars

Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam (Arabic: عَبْدِ الْعَزِيز بْنِ مَرْوَان بْنِ الْحَكَم, romanizedʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam; died 12 May 705) was the Umayyad governor and de facto viceroy of Egypt between 685 and his death. He was appointed by his father, Caliph Marwan I (r. 684–685). Abd al-Aziz's reign was marked by stability and prosperity, partly due to his close relations and reliance on the Arab military settlers of Fustat. Under his direction and supervision, an army led by Musa ibn Nusayr completed the Muslim conquest of North Africa. He was removed from the line of succession to the caliphal throne and, in any case, died before his brother, Caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705). However, one of Abd al-Aziz's sons, Umar, would become caliph in 717.