Bādhān (in Arabic: باذان; also Bādhām باذام in Islamic historiography) was a Persian abna' leader and the Sasanian governor of Yemen during the reign of Khosrow II (r. 590-628).
He became a Muslim and one of the disciples (Sahaba) of Islamic prophet Muhammad upon witnessing a prophecy of his come true in real time.
[1] During the reign of Khosrow II, Badhan was appointed as the Sasanian governor of Sana'a.
He sent messages to various parts of Yemeni Arab settlers of different kingdoms of they had trade link at that time,[4] such as Persian outposts in Ceylon, Malaya, Malayana, Bettella (Potala), etc.
[citation needed] Badhan died in 632, and was succeeded briefly by his son Shahr, who was killed in battle against Al-Aswad Al-Ansi, an apostate who had declared himself as a prophet when Muhammad became ill after his final pilgrimage to Mecca.