Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid al-Fahmi explained

Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid al-Fahmi
عبد الرحمن بن خالد بن مسافر الفهمي
Term Start1:735
Term End1:736
Office2:Chief of police (Sahib al-shurta) of Egypt
Term Start2:727/728
Term End2:735
(for Al-Walid ibn Rifa'ah)
Parents:Khalid ibn Musafir

Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid ibn Musafir al-Fahmi was a governor of Egypt for the Umayyad Caliphate from 735 to 736.

A Qays Arab, Abd al-Rahman originally served as chief of police (sahib al-shurta) for al-Walid ibn Rifa'a al-Fahmi[1] before himself succeeding to the governorship upon al-Walid's death in mid-735. He remained in office until a Byzantine sea attack in the following year caused several Muslims to be taken prisoner; as a result, the caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik lost faith in his skill with military matters and replaced him with Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi instead.[2]

References

. Nujum al-zahira fi muluk Misr wa'l-Qahira, Volume I . Ibn Taghribirdi . 1929 . Dar al-Kutub al-Misriyya . Cairo . Arabic .

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