Uthman ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Sufyan

Uthman ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Sufyan
Governor of Medina
In office
682–683
MonarchYazid I
Preceded byAl-Walid ibn Utba ibn Abi Sufyan
Succeeded byNone (Revolt of the Ansar, Qurayshi and non-Qurayshi Muhajirun in Medina)[1]
Personal details
RelationsBanu Umayya (clan)
Children
  • Yazid ibn Uthman
  • Atika bint Uthman
ParentMuhammad ibn Abi Sufyan

ʿUthman ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Sufyān (Arabic: عثمان بن محمد بن أبي سفيان) (fl. 682 – c. 683) was a member of the Umayyad ruling family who served as the governor of Medina under the Umayyad caliph Yazid I (r. 680–683) in 682 until being expelled by its townspeople in 683 during the Second Fitna.

  1. ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 19: pp. 201 ff.; EI2, s.v. "Al-Harra"); Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, pp. 236 ff.; Al-Ya'qubi 1883, pp. 297 ff..