Abd al-Malik ibn Salih | |
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| Abbasid governor of Mosul | |
| In office 785–787 | |
| Monarchs | Musa al-Hadi, Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Hashim ibn Sa'id (785) |
| Succeeded by | Ishaq ibn Muhammed (787–778) |
| Abbasid governor of Medina | |
| In office 787–789 | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Ishaq ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Raba'i (789 – 790s) |
| Abbasid governor of Syria | |
| In office 793–795 | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Musa ibn Yahya |
| Succeeded by | Ishaq ibn Isa ibn Ali (c. 795 – 800s) |
| Abbasid governor of Egypt | |
| In office 795 – 795 (Less than a year) | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Harthama ibn A'yan |
| Succeeded by | Abdallah ibn al-Musayyab al-Dabbi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 750 |
| Died | 812 |
| Relations | Abbasid dynasty |
| Children | Abd al-Rahman |
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| Relatives | Al-Fadl ibn Salih, Ibrahim ibn Salih, and Isma'il ibn Salih (brother) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Years of service | 812 (end of active service) |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Arab–Byzantine wars |
ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī (Arabic: عبد الملك بن صالح بن علي) (Ἀβιμελέχ, Abimelech, in Greek sources; 750–812 CE) was a member of the Banu Abbas who served as general and governor in Syria and Egypt. He distinguished himself in several raids against the Byzantine Empire, but his great influence and authority in Syria resulted in Caliph Harun al-Rashid imprisoning him in 803. Released in 809, he was dispatched in 812 by Caliph al-Amin to gather troops against his brother al-Ma'mun in the ongoing civil war between the two brothers, but died of an illness.