Abd al-Malik I (Samanid emir)

Abd al-Malik I عبدالملک
Gold dinar of Abd al-Malik I, minted at Nishapur in 955/6
Amir of the Samanids
Reign	August 954 – 23 November 961
Predecessor	Nuh I
Successor	Mansur I
Born	936 or 944/5
Died	November 961 (aged 17 or 25) Bukhara
House	Samanid
Father	Nuh I
Religion	Sunni Islam

Abd al-Malik I (Persian: عبدالملک; 936 or 944/5 – November 961) was amir of the Samanid Empire from 954 to 961. He was the son and successor of Nuh I (r. 943–954). His reign was marked by internal strife, with the Turkic slave-soldiers (ghulam) increasing in power. He died after falling from his horse during a game of polo at Bukhara. He was succeeded by his brother Mansur I, who was put on the throne by a faction of ghulams led by the Turkic slave-commander, Fa'iq Khassa.