Al-Walid II

Al-Walid II
الْوَلِيد بْنِ يَزِيد
Fresco of Walid ibn Yazid from Qusayr Amra
11th Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Reign6 February 743 – 17 April 744
PredecessorHisham ibn Abd al-Malik
SuccessorYazid ibn al-Walid
Bornc. 709
al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate
Died17 April 744 (aged 35)
al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Jordan)
Cause of death: Assassination
SpouseAtika bint Uthman ibn Muhammad
Issue
  • Al-Hakam ibn Al-Walid ibn Yazid
  • Uthman ibn Al-Walid ibn Yazid
Names
Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik
DynastyUmayyad
FatherYazid II
MotherUmm al-Hajjaj bint Muhammad
ReligionIslam

Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: الْوَلِيد بْنِ يَزِيد بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِك, romanizedAl-Walīd ibn Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; 709 – 17 April 744), commonly known as al-Walid II, was the eleventh Umayyad caliph, ruling from 743 until his assassination in 744. He succeeded his uncle, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.