Ghalib ibn Fihr

Ghalib ibn Fihr
غالب بن فهر
Born35 BC
Died50 AD (aged 75)
Burial placeMakkah
EraPre-Islamic
FatherFihr ibn Malik

Ghalib ibn Fihr (Arabic: غَالِب ٱبْن فِهْر, romanized: Ghalib ibn Fihr, fl.c.230–240 CE), is counted among the direct ancestors of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.:3 In the lineage of Muhammad from Adnan, Fihr precedes Muhammad by ten generations.:3 He is the son of Fihr ibn Malik who lived in Makkah. He died and was buried in Makkah, which was also his birth place.