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Ali ibn Umar al-Balawi
10th-century Fatimid governor of Sicily

Ali ibn Umar al-Balawi

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10th-century Fatimid governor of Sicily
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Ali ibn Umar al-Balawi (Arabic: علي بن عمر البلوي) was a short-lived Fatimid governor of Sicily in 912–913.

The first Fatimid governor of the island, al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Khinzir, had made himself unpopular with the Sicilian jund, who overthrew him and requested the Fatimid caliph al-Mahdi Billah to send them a new governor. This was granted, and a tax official, known only by his title of sahib al-khums, ruled over the Sicily until the arrival of Ali ibn Umar al-Balawi in August 912. Al-Balawi is described as a "gentle elderly gentleman", and was not to the liking of the troops. In early 913, the sahib al-khums was murdered, Ibn Abi Khinzar's brother evicted from Agrigento, and al-Balawi deposed. From 913–916 Sicily was in revolt against the Fatimids, under the rule of Ahmad ibn Qurhub.

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