Abraham ben Mazhir

Abū Ṭāhir Abraham ben Mazhir
אברהם בן מזהיר
TitleGaon
Personal
Diedc. 1160
ReligionJudaism
ChildrenNissim, Ezra, Sar Shalom, Mazhir
Era12th century
Known forHead of the remnant of the Palestinian Gaonate in Damascus
Senior posting
PredecessorSolomon ben Elijah ha-Cohen (assumed)
SuccessorEzra ben Abraham

Abū Ṭāhir Abraham ben Mazhir (Hebrew: אברהם בן מזהיר, Arabic: ابو طاهر, died c. 1160) was head of the remnant of the Palestinian Gaonate in Damascus in the first half of the 12th century.