Malik ibn Tawk
Malik ibn Tawk ibn Malik ibn 'Attab at-Taghlibi مالك بن طوق بن مالك بن عتاب التغليبي | |
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| Governor of Damascus and Jordan | |
| In office 847 – 850 | |
| Monarch | Al-Mutawakkil |
| Preceded by | Rija ibn Ayyub al-Hadari (841–847) |
| Succeeded by | al-Mu'ayyad |
| Governor of Mosul | |
| In office 829 – 831 | |
| Monarch | al-Mamun |
| Preceded by | Muhammed ibn al-Sayyid ibn Anas (827–828) |
| Succeeded by | Mansur ibn Bassam (c.834–838) |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 873 |
| Parent | Tawk ibn Malik ibn Attab at-Taghlibi |
Malik ibn Tawk ibn Malik ibn 'Attab at-Taghlibi (Arabic: مالك بن طوق التغلبي) (died 873) was an Arab Abbasid official during the reigns of caliphs al-Wathiq (r. 842–847) and al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861). He is best known as the founder of the fortress town of al-Rahba on the western banks of the Euphrates, part of the present-day Syrian town of Mayadin.