Muhammad ibn Tahir

Muhammad ibn Tahir
Governor of Khurasan
In office
862 – 873
MonarchsAl-Musta'in,
Al-Mu'tazz,
Al-Muhtadi,
Al-Mu'tamid
Preceded byTahir ibn Abdallah
Succeeded byNone (Khurasan taken over by the Saffarids)
Governor of Baghdad
In office
885 – 889
Monarchal-Mutamid
Preceded byUbaydallah ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir
Succeeded byUbaydallah ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir
Personal details
Bornunknown date
Died910
ParentTahir ibn Abdallah

Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad ibn Tahir ibn 'Abdallah (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن طاهر بن عبد الله, died c. 910) was the last Tahirid governor of Khurasan, from 862 until 873. He was the governor during the period of Extreme instability in Abbasid Caliphate and Civil war of 865–866. His career spanned under four caliphs al-Musta'in, al-Mu'tazz, al-Muhtadi and al-Mu'tamid. He was later appointed as governor of Baghdad by caliph al-Mu'tamid from 885 to 889.