Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir

Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir
Chief of security (Shurtah) in Baghdad
Governor of Baghdad
In office
851 – 867
Monarchsal-Mutawakkil
al-Muntasir
al-Musta'in
al-Mu'tazz
Preceded byMuhammad ibn Ishaq
Succeeded byUbaydallah ibn Abdallah
Governor of Medina and Mecca
In office
862 – 867
Monarchsal-Musta'in,
al-Mu'tazz
Preceded byAli ibn al-Husayn ibn Isma'il
Succeeded byIshaq ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Ja'fari
Personal details
Born824/5 (AH 209)
DiedNovember 867
ParentAbdallah ibn Tahir

Abu'l-Abbas Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir (Arabic: محمد بن عبدالله بن طاهر) (824/5 – November 867) was a Tahirid family member, who served the Abbasid Caliphate as governor and chief of police (sahib al-shurta) of Baghdad from 851 until his death, during a particularly troubled period in the city's history, which included its siege during the civil war of 865–866, in which he played a major role. He also served in the 860s as governor of Baghdad, Mecca and Medina, and was noted as a scholar, a poet and a patron of artists and scholars.