Uthman ibn Abi al-As al-Thaqafi | |
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عثمان بن أبي العاص | |
| Governor of Ta'if | |
| In office December 630 – 636 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As al-Thaqafi |
| Governor of Bahrayn and Oman | |
| In office 636–637 | |
| Preceded by | Al-Ala al-Hadhrami |
| Succeeded by | Al-Ala al-Hadhrami |
| In office 638–650 | |
| Preceded by | Al-Ala al-Hadhrami |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Ta'if |
| Died | 671, 672 or 675 Basra |
| Relations |
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| Children | Abd Allah |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Rashidun Caliphate |
| Branch/service | Rashidun army |
| Years of service | 632–650 |
| Battles/wars | Ridda wars |
Uthman ibn Abi al-As al-Thaqafi (Arabic: عثمان بن أبي العاص, romanized: ʿUthmān ibn Abī al-ʿĀṣ; died 671 or 675) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from the tribe of Banu Thaqif and the governor of Bahrayn (eastern Arabia) and Oman (southeastern Arabia) in 636–650, during the reigns of caliphs Umar (r. 634–644) and Uthman (r. 644–656). During his governorship he led military campaigns against the Sasanian Persians in Fars. After his dismissal, he settled with his brothers in Basra where he was granted a large estate by the caliph. He transmitted numerous hadiths to the scholar al-Hasan al-Basri and died in the city.