Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar إبراهيم بن الأشتر | |
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| Born | c. 642 Yemen, Arabia |
| Died | October 691 (aged 48–49) Dayr al-Jathaliq |
| Allegiance | Rashidun Caliphate (656–661) Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (685–687) Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (687–691) |
| Years of service | 657–691 |
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| Relations | Malik al-Ashtar (father) Nu'man (son) Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Nakha'i (half-brother) |
| Other work | Governor of Mosul (686–691) |
Ibrahim ibn Malik al-Ashtar ibn al-Harith al-Nakha'i (Arabic: إبراهيم بن مالك الأشتر بن الحارث النخعي, romanized: Ibrāhīm ibn Mālik al-Ashtar ibn al-Ḥārith al-Nakhaʿī; died October 691), better known as Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar (Arabic: إبراهيم بن الأشتر, romanized: Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ashtar) was an Arab commander who fought in the service of Caliph Ali (r. 656–661) and later served the pro-Alid leader al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi. He led al-Mukhtar's forces to a decisive victory at the Battle of Khazir (686) against the Umayyads under Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, who was personally slain by Ibn al-Ashtar.