Habib ibn Abd al-Malik al-Qurashi
| Habib ibn Abd al-Malik حبيب بن عبد الملك | |||||
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| Umayyad Governor of Toledo and lord of Porcuna and Cabra | |||||
| Born | c. 730 | ||||
| Died | 778? Córdoba | ||||
| Children | Sulayman Umar al-Walid al-Mubarak Aban al-Khiyar | ||||
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| Dynasty | Umayyad (Marwanid) | ||||
| Father | Abd al-Malik ibn Umar ibn al-Walid | ||||
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| Allegiance | Umayyad state of Córdoba | ||||
| Service years | c. 750s–778 | ||||
| Rank | Cavalry commander | ||||
| Unit | Syrian cavalry | ||||
| Conflicts | Battle of Alameda | ||||
| Relations | Al-Walid I (great-grandfather) Umar ibn al-Walid (grandfather) Abd al-Rahman I (cousin) | ||||
Abu Sulaymān Ḥabīb ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn ʿUmar ibn al-Walīd ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan al-Qurashī al-Marwānī (حبيب بن عبد الملك بن عمر بن الوليد بن عبد الملك بن مروان القرشي المرواني) was an Umayyad prince and commander in al-Andalus during the reign of the Umayyad emir Abd al-Rahman I.
Habib belonged to a collateral branch of the Umayyad ruling family in al-Andalus and was a descendant of Caliph al-Walid I (r. 705–715). He became a major backer of Abd al-Rahman I's bid to take over al-Andalus and played a decisive command role in the Battle of Alameda, which paved the way for the establishment of the Umayyad emirate of Córdoba. Abd al-Rahman I, who kept him as a trusted adviser, thereafter appointed him as governor of Toledo and granted him extensive land holdings across al-Andalus. Habib's descendants, the eponymous Habibiyyun (Banu Habib), became a prominent cultural family in al-Andalus through the 12th century.