Amr ibn al-Zubayr

Amr ibn al-Zubayr
عمرو بن الزبير
Native name
Arabic: عمرو بن الزبير
Born
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
Died
Mecca, Umayyad Caliphate
AllegianceUmayyad Caliphate
RankHead of Medina's shurta
ConflictsCampaign against Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr in Mecca
RelationsZubayr ibn al-Awwam (father)
Umm Khalid Ama bint Khalid (mother)

Amr ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam al-Asadi (Arabic: عمرو بن الزبير, romanized: ʿAmr ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām al-ʾAsadī; d. 685 CE) was an Arab military commander of the Umayyad Caliphate. He is known for serving as head of Medina’s shurta and leading an Umayyad expedition against his brother Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr during the Second Fitna, where he was captured and killed.

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