[1][3][4] During the First Fitna, which occurred in the wake of his father's assassination, Aban fought alongside the forces of A'isha and his Umayyad kinsmen against the fourth Rashidun caliph Ali (r. 656–661) at the Battle of the Camel in November 656.
[1] Later, the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705) appointed Aban governor of Medina in 695 and he continued in the post until being replaced by Hisham ibn Isma'il al-Makhzumi in 702.
[5] During his term, he led the funeral prayers, as was customary of the governor, for Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya, a son of Ali and leader of the Alid family.
[3] His first, Umm Sa'id bint Abd al-Rahman, a granddaughter of al-Harith ibn Hisham, belonged to the Banu Makhzum clan.
[3] His second wife, Umm Kulthum bint Abd Allah was a granddaughter of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib.