Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf

Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf

Abu Muhammad al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ibn al-Hakam ibn Abi Aqil al-Thaqafi (Arabic: أبو محمد الحجاج بن يوسف بن الحكم بن أبي عقيل الثقفي, romanized: Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Ḥakam ibn Abī ʿAqīl al-Thaqafī; c. 661–714), known simply as al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (Arabic: الحجاج بن يوسف, romanized: al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf), was the most notable governor who served the Umayyad Caliphate. He began his service under Caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705), who successively promoted him as the head of the Caliph's shurta (select troops), the governor of the Hejaz (western Arabia) in 692–694, and the practical viceroy of a unified Iraqi province and the eastern parts of the Caliphate in 694. Al-Hajjaj retained the last post under Abd al-Malik's son and successor al-Walid I (r. 705–715), whose decision-making was heavily influenced by al-Hajjaj, until his death in 714. As governor of Iraq and the east, al-Hajjaj instituted key reforms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf is the 1,745th most popular politician (down from 1,464th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 73rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf is most famous for his role as governor of Iraq, which he ruled from 765 to 783. Al-Hajjaj is most well known for his brutal suppression of the rebellion of al-Mukhtar in 765.