Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid al-Fahmi

Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid ibn Musafir al-Fahmi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن خالد بن مسافر الفهمي) was a governor of Egypt for the Umayyad Caliphate from 735 to 736.

Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid al-Fahmi عبد الرحمن بن خالد بن مسافر الفهمي
Umayyad governor of Egypt
In office 735–736
Monarch	Hisham
Preceded by	Al-Walid ibn Rifa'ah al-Fahmi
Succeeded by	Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi
Chief of police (Sahib al-shurta) of Egypt
In office 727/728 – 735 (for Al-Walid ibn Rifa'ah)
Monarch	Hisham
Personal details
Parent	Khalid ibn Musafir

A Qays Arab, Abd al-Rahman originally served as chief of police (sahib al-shurta) for al-Walid ibn Rifa'a al-Fahmi^[1] before himself succeeding to the governorship upon al-Walid's death in mid-735. He remained in office until a Byzantine sea attack in the following year caused several Muslims to be taken prisoner; as a result, the caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik lost faith in his skill with military matters and replaced him with Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi instead.^[2]