Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Ali

Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Ali
Governor of Basra
In office
759/60–764/5, 776/7–780/1, 783/4, 785/6 – 789
Governor of Kufa
In office
764/5–772
Personal details
Died789
SpouseAbbasa bint al-Mahdi
Parent
Relatives
Military service
AllegianceAbbasid Caliphate
Battles/warsAlid revolt of 762–763, Battle of Fakhkh

Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās (Arabic: محمد بن سليمان بن علي بن عبد الله بن عباس; c. 740–789) was a member of the Abbasid dynasty who served as provincial governor of Kufa and Basra and its dependencies in the Persian Gulf for most of his life. He also played a leading role in the suppression of the pro-Alid uprisings of 762–763 and 786, and helped ensure the peaceful accession of Caliph al-Mahdi in 775. His enormous fortune was confiscated after his death by Caliph Harun al-Rashid.