Abdallah ibn Ubaydallah ibn al-Abbas


Abdallah ibn Ubaydallah ibn al-Abbas al-Hashimi was a ninth century Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen.

Career

A minor member of the Abbasid dynasty, being a second cousin of the caliphs al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid, Abdallah was appointed governor of the Yemen by al-Ma'mun, and he arrived in Sana'a in ca. 832. He remained governor until the death of al-Ma'mun in 833, at which point he decided to place Abbad ibn al-Ghamr al-Shihabi in charge of the province and departed for Iraq.
Abdallah was also a frequent leader of the pilgrimage, having led the annual events of 828, 829, 831, and possibly 832.