Dawud ibn Ali al-Hashimi

Dawud ibn Ali al-Hashimi (Arabic: داود بن علي الهاشمي) was an eighth century Abbasid personage. Who served as the first governor of Medina and Mecca in 750 for the Abbasid Caliphate.

Dawud ibn Ali داود بن علي
Abbasid governor of Medina and Mecca
In office 750–750
Monarch	al-Saffah
Preceded by	Yusuf ibn Urwah al-Sa'di (Umayyad governor)
Succeeded by	Ziyad ibn Ubaydallah
Personal details
Died	c. 750 Medina, Abbasid Caliphate
Parent	Ali ibn Abdallah (father)
Military career
Years of service	749 – 750
Battles / wars	Abbasid Revolution

Life

Al-Hashimi was the son of Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas. He was a paternal uncle of the first two Abbasid caliphs al-Saffah (r. 750–754) and al-Mansur (r. 754–775), making him one of the "uncles" ('umumah) that held a high degree of influence during the early years following the Abbasid Revolution.

His nephew, caliph al-Saffah appointed him^[1] governor of Medina and Mecca in 750, however he died in the office that same year he was succeeded by Ziyad ibn Ubaydallah the maternal uncle of al-Saffah. who appointed him^[2] in 750.