Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik

ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz war der achte Kalif der Umayyaden. Er war der Sohn von ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān und Layla bint Assem ibn Umar ibn al-Chattab, Enkelin des zweiten Kalifen ʿUmar ibn al-Chattāb.

Connection to Damascus

Born in Damascus; ruled the Umayyad Caliphate from Damascus for 19 years.

Known for

Tenth Umayyad caliph; ruled from Damascus at the height of Umayyad power.