Khuzayma ibn Khazim خزيمة بن خازم | |
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| Died | 818/9 Baghdad |
| Allegiance |  Abbasid Caliphate |
| Years of service | 749–810s |
| Wars | Abbasid Revolution, campaigns in Arminiya, Arab–Khazar Wars, Fourth Fitna |
| Relations | Khazim ibn Khuzayma (father), Abdallah ibn Khazim, Shu'ayb ibn Khazim, Ibrahim ibn Khazim (brothers) |
Khuzayma ibn Khazim ibn Khuzayma al-Tamimi (Arabic: خزيمة بن خازم بن خزيمة التميمي) (died 818/9) was a powerful grandee in the early Abbasid Caliphate. The son of the distinguished military leader Khazim ibn Khuzayma, he inherited a position of privilege and power, and served early on in high state offices. He was crucial in securing the accession of Harun al-Rashid in 786, and was an influential figure throughout his reign. During the civil war of 811–813 he sided with al-Amin, but finally defected to the camp of al-Amin's brother al-Ma'mun and played a decisive role in ending the year-long siege of Baghdad in a victory for al-Ma'mun's forces.