Shu'ayb ibn Khazim (Arabic: شعيب بن خازم) was a son of the famed Khurasani Arab general Khazim ibn Khuzayma al-Tamimi, and served as governor of Damascus under Caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809).
Shu'ayb ibn Khazim شعيب بن خازم | |
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Governor of Damascus | |
In office 802–803 | |
Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
Preceded by | Ishaq ibn Isa ibn Ali |
Succeeded by | Ja'far ibn Yahya |
Personal details | |
Died | Abbasid Caliphate |
Parent | Khazim ibn Khuzayma al-Tamimi |
Sources
edit- Crone, Patricia (1980). Slaves on Horses: The Evolution of the Islamic Polity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 180–181. ISBN 0-521-52940-9.