Al-Walid ibn Utba ibn Abi Sufyan

Al-Walid ibn Utba ibn Abi Sufyan
Governor of Medina
In office
677/78–680
MonarchMu'awiya I
Preceded byMarwan I
Succeeded byAl-Ashdaq
In office
681–682
MonarchYazid I
Preceded byAl-Ashdaq
Succeeded byUthman ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Sufyan
Personal details
BornMecca
Died684
RelationsBanu Umayya (clan)
ChildrenAl-Qasim
ParentUtba ibn Abi Sufyan

Al-Walīd ibn ʿUtba ibn Abī Sufyān (Arabic: الوليد بن عتبة بن أبي سفيان) (died 684) was an Umayyad ruling family member and statesman during the reigns of the Umayyad caliphs Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) and Yazid I (r. 680–683). He served two stints as the governor of Medina in 677/78–680 and 681–682. He was dismissed during his first term for failing to secure oaths of allegiance from Husayn ibn Ali and other senior Muslim figures who opposed Yazid's accession. After his relocation to Damascus during the Second Fitna, he was imprisoned in 684 for proclaiming his support for continued Umayyad rule and condemning the anti-Umayyad caliph Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. He was freed shortly after by his kinsman Khalid ibn Yazid and the pro-Umayyad Banu Kalb tribe.