Abd al-Malik ibn Qatn al-Fihri (Arabic:عبد الملك بن قطن الفهري) was anUmayyadArab governor ofAl-Andalus during two periods from 732 to 734 and from 740 to 742.
Abd al-Malik was a very wealthy member of a noble Arab family from theHejaz. Spurred by critics who decried his lack of military victories, he led an expedition north toPamplona, where a Frankish or Aquitanian party had taken over after theBattle of Poitiers. Despite his failure to capture theBasque fortress, he left troops to invest it, and decided to continue his way north across thePyrenees, where he engaged theBasques in skirmishes and was eventually overcome, but managed to escape back toAl-Andalus.
After being deposed and incarcerated by his successorUqba ibn al-Hajjaj or possibly the governor ofIfriqiya ("was bound in chains"), he made his way back to prominence in 740, when he was appointedWāli (governor) of Al-Andalus again after the former´s natural death. This time he had to deal with the seriousBerber rebellion inNorth Africa. The governor saw no option but to take the Syrian troops commanded by his adversaryBalj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri as allies to quash the rebellion, thus putting down the uprisings.
However, ultimatelyBalj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri had him arrested inCórdoba for former grievances, put him to a horrible death in 742, and had him crucified on the outskirts of the city flanked by a similarly killed pig and dog on either side.[1]
| Preceded by | Governor of Al-Andalus 732–734 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Al-Andalus 740–742 | Succeeded by |