Al-Fadl ibn Salih

Al-Faḍl ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās (Arabic: الفضل بن صالح بن علي بن عبد الله العباسي) (740–789) was the Abbasid governor of a number of different provinces in Syria during the late 8th-century CE. He was also governor of Egypt for a brief period of time. He was related to the Abbasid caliphs and was part of the Banu Salih branch of the Abbasid dynasty.

Al-Fadl ibn Salih
الفضل بن صالح
Abbasid governor of Syria
In office
766–775
Monarchal-Mahdi
Preceded byAbd al-Wahhab ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Abbasi (754–764)
Succeeded byHarun ibn al-Mahdi
Abbasid governor of al-Jazira
In office
775–780
Monarchal-Mahdi
Succeeded byAbd al-Samad ibn Ali
Abbasid governor of Egypt
In office
785–786
Monarchal-Hadi
Preceded byAssamah ibn Amr
Succeeded byAli ibn Sulayman
Personal details
Born740
Died789
Parent
  • Salih ibn Ali (father)
RelativesIbrahim, (brother)
Isma'il, (brother)
Abd al-Malik (brother)
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