Al-Walid ibn Utba ibn Abi Sufyan
Walid ibn Utba | |
|---|---|
| وليد بن عتبة | |
| Governor of Medina | |
| In office 677/78–680 | |
| Monarch | Mu'awiya I |
| Preceded by | Marwan I |
| Succeeded by | Al-Ashdaq |
| In office 681–682 | |
| Monarch | Yazid I |
| Preceded by | Al-Ashdaq |
| Succeeded by | Uthman ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Sufyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 684 |
| Relations | Banu Umayya (clan) |
| Children | Al-Qasim |
| Parent | Utba ibn Abi Sufyan |
Al-Walid ibn Utba ibn Abi Sufyan (Arabic: وليد بن عتبة, romanized: Al-Walīd ibn ʿUtba) (died 684) was a statesman and member of the Umayyad ruling family during the reigns of the Umayyad caliphs Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) and Yazid I (r. 680–683). He served two stints as the governor of Medina in 677/78–680 and 681–682. He was dismissed during his first term for failing to secure oaths of allegiance from Husayn ibn Ali and other senior Muslim figures who opposed Yazid's accession. After his relocation to Damascus during the Second Fitna, he was imprisoned in 684 for proclaiming his support for continued Umayyad rule and condemning the anti-Umayyad caliph Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. He was freed shortly after by his kinsman Khalid ibn Yazid and the pro-Umayyad Banu Kalb tribe.