| Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn Ali جعفر بن سليمان بن علي | |
| Term Start: | 763 |
| Term End: | 766/77 |
| Term Start1: | 780 |
| Term End1: | 783 |
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| Relatives: | al-Saffah (cousin) al-Mansur (cousin) Ja'far ibn Abd al-Wahid ibn Ja'far (grandson) |
Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn Ali al-Hashimi was an early Abbasid prince. He served as provisional governor for Abbasid Caliphate.
He was the son of Sulayman ibn Ali. Ja'far was a paternal cousin of the first two Abbasid caliphs al-Saffah (r. 750–754) and al-Mansur (r. 754–775).
His father, Sulayman died in Basra in October 759 at the age of 59, and was succeeded by several sons, including Muhammad and Ja'far.[1]
His first cousin al-Mansur, appointed him[2] governor of Medina in 763 and he was dismissed in 766/77. He was re-appointed in 780 by al-Mahdi[3] and he was dismissed in 783.