عبد الرحمن بن عبيد التميمي

عبد الرحمن بن عبيد التميمي

A man whom al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf chose as chief of police in Iraq and the East. The book notes that he stipulated that al-Hajjaj should take care of his dependants and household. The book reports, citing al-Sha'bi, accounts of his severity in keeping order, including cutting off the hand of anyone who drew a weapon against people, and that al-Hajjaj placed the police of Basra under him together with the police of Kufa ¹².