Al-Hurr ibn Yusuf al-Qurashi al-Umawi الحر بن يوسف القرشي الأموي | |
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Umayyad governor of Egypt | |
In office 724–727 | |
Monarch | Hisham |
Preceded by | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik |
Succeeded by | Hafs ibn al-Walid ibn Yusuf al-Hadrami |
Umayyad governor of Mosul | |
In office 727–731 | |
Monarch | Hisham |
Preceded by | Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan |
Succeeded by | Yahya ibn al-Hurr (732/33) |
Personal details | |
Died | 731 Mosul, Umayyad Caliphate |
Children | Yahya ibn al-Hurr Ubaydallah ibn al-Hurr Salama ibn al-Hurr |
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Relatives | Amina bint Yahya (aunt) Umm Hakim ibn Yahya (aunt) Yahya ibn al-Hakam (grand father) |
Residence | Mosul |
Al-Ḥurr ibn Yūsuf al-Qurashī al-Umawī (Arabic: الحر بن يوسف القرشي الأموي) (died 731) was an early eighth century Umayyad statesman. During the caliphate of his relative Hisham (r. 724–743) he served as a governor of Egypt (724–727) and was afterwards placed in charge of Mosul, where he remained until his death. He is known for having undertaken a number of large-scale building projects in Mosul, including some of the city's most significant developments completed during the Marwanid period.