Ghalib ibn Fihr

Ghalib ibn Fihr (Arabic: غَالِب ٱبْن فِهْر, romanized: Ghalib ibn Fihr, fl. c.

230–240 CE), is counted among the direct ancestors of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

[1]: 3  In the lineage of Muhammad from Adnan, Fihr precedes Muhammad by ten generations.

[1]: 3  He is the son of Fihr ibn Malik who lived in Makkah.

He died and was buried in Makkah, which was also his birth place.