Abd al-Malik ibn Qatan al-Fihri

Abd al-Malik ibn Qatan al-Fihri, governor of al-Andalus on two occasions. ²

He came to al-Andalus in Ramadan 114 AH and governed for two years. Al-Maqqari describes him as oppressive and unjust in his government. ² He raided the land of the Bashkunis in 115 AH, and then fell upon Uqba ibn al-Hajjaj and killed him, after which his command was secure. ²

Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri entered al-Andalus with the army of al-Sham, having escaped the defeat of Kulthum ibn Iyad at the hands of the Berbers. He rose against Abd al-Malik and killed him at the age of seventy. His two sons, Qatan and Umayya, took charge of the affairs of the Fihris. ²

Al-Salabi says that he took over al-Andalus after the martyrdom of Anbasa ibn Suhaym, that Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab then removed him by order of the caliph, that the people of al-Andalus deposed him, and that he was later reinstated and killed after a dispute with Balj ibn Bishr. ³