Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Qasri
Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Qasri محمد بن خالد القسري | |
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| Governor of Medina, Mecca, Taif | |
| In office 758–760/1 | |
| Monarch | al-Mansur |
| Preceded by | Ziyad ibn Ubayd Allah al-Harithi |
| Succeeded by | Riyah ibn Uthman al-Murri |
| Personal details | |
| Died | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Branch | Umayyad army |
| Battles / wars | Abbasid Revolution |
Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Qasri (Arabic: محمد بن خالد القسري) was a son of the famed Khalid al-Qasri, the longtime (724–738) governor of al-Iraq for the Umayyads.
During the Abbasid Revolution, he participated in the uprising at Kufa at the approach of the Abbasid army, and later was appointed governor of Mecca, Medina, and Ta'if by the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur.