Al-Walid ibn Uqba

Al-Walid ibn Uqba
Al-Walid ibn Uqba
Governor of Kufa
	In office; 645/46–649/50
Monarch	Caliph Uthman
Preceded by	Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
Succeeded by	Sa'id ibn al-As
Personal details
Born	Mecca
Died	680; Raqqa
Relations	Banu Umayya (clan); Uthman (half-brother); Al-Walid ibn Hisham al-Mu'ayti (grandson);
Children	Aban ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba; Hisyam bin Al-Walid bin Uqbah; Uthman ibn al-Walid;
Parents	Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt (father); Arwa bint Kurayz (mother);

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Al-Walīd ibn ʿUqba ibn Abī Muʿayṭ (Arabic: الْوَلِيْد ابْنِ عُقبَة ابْنِ أَبِيّ مُعَيْط, died 680) was the governor of Kufa in 645/46–649/50 during the reign of his half-brother, Caliph Uthman (r. 644–656).

During the reign of Uthman, he led Fajr prayers while intoxicated, and there were witness of him vomiting, as mentioned in Hadith 4457 of Sahih Muslim. Therefore, the legal punishment of whipping was carried out on him, and according to some accounts, with Ali's hand.