Reign 744 (few weeks) Parents Al-Walid I | Role Caliph of Syria Name Ibrahim al-Walid Uncles Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik | |
Predecessor Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik Successor Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan Dynasty Umayyad, Marwanid branch Father Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik Died January 25, 750 AD, Umayyad Caliphate Great-grandparents Marwan I, 'Aisha bint Mu'awiyah People also search for Yazid III, Al-Walid I, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, al-Abbas ibn al-Walid | ||
Grandparents Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan | ||
Ibrahim ibn Al-Walid (? – 25 January 750) (Arabic: ابراهيم ابن الوليد بن عبد الملك) was an Umayyad caliph, and a son of Caliph al-Walid I (r. 705–715). He only ruled for a short time in 744 before he abdicated, and went into hiding out of fear of his political opponents. The shortness of this time and his incomplete acceptance led Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari to state that he did not succeed in becoming caliph (v. 26, p. 247). However, at Tabari (p. 13) does record that Ibrahim as caliph did confirm the appointment of Abdallah ibn Umar as governor of Iraq. (v. 27, p. 13)
Ibrahim was named heir apparent by his brother Yazid III. Marwan II decided to oppose Yazid III, and even though he later gave allegiance to Yazid, on the early death of that caliph, Marwan continued his own ambitions. Ibrahim requested and was granted Marwan's assurance of personal safety. He travelled with Marwan to former Caliph Hisham's residence at Rusafah in Syria. Like most members of the Umayyad family, Ibrahim was executed by the Abbasids in 750.