Back السمح بن مالك الخولاني Arabic السمح بن مالك الخولانى ARZ As-Samh ibn Màlik al-Khawlaní Catalan As-Samh ibn Mālik al-Chaulānī German Al-Samh ibn Málik al-Jawlani Spanish Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani Basque سمح بن مالک الخولانی Persian Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani French As-Samah bin Malik al-Khaulani ID Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani Italian
Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani | |
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السمح بن مالك الخولاني | |
| Governor of Al-Andalus | |
| In office 719–721 | |
| Preceded by | Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 721 |
| Parent | Malik al-Khawlani |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Umayyad invasion of Gaul |
Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani (Arabic: السمح بن مالك الخولاني) was the Arab governor general of Al-Andalus from between 719 and 721.[1] In 720, under his governorate he minted the first purely Arab coins in Al-Andalus as part of his fiscal reforms.[2]
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