Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi
Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi was a ninth century Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen.Career
The son of Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn 'Ali al-Hashimi, Abd al-Rahim was a minor member of the Abbasid dynasty, being a second nephew of the caliphs al-Saffah and al-Mansur. He was appointed governor of the Yemen by the caliph al-Mu'tasim, and he arrived in Sana'a near the beginning of 836. During his governorship he was forced to deal with the Yu'firid rebel Yu'fir ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Hiwali, who imprisoned the previous governor 'Abbad ibn al-Ghamr al-Shihabi and his son and defeated an expedition sent against him. Abd al-Rahim remained governor until 839, when he was dismissed in favor of Ja'far ibn Dinar al-Khayyat.
Abd al-Rahim was later arrested during the caliphate of al-Wathiq and forced to surrender his wealth. He died in prison in ca. 844.
