Malik ibn Dalham al-Kalbi

Malik ibn Dalham al-Kalbi (Arabic: مالك بن دلهم الكلبي)[1] was a governor of Egypt for the Abbasid Caliphate, serving there for a part of 808.

He was appointed to Egypt by the caliph Harun al-Rashid, and he arrived in the province to take up his position in early 808.

After Yahya subsequently received orders to return to the caliphal court he wrote to the people of the Hawf, requesting that they present themselves to Malik in order to reach a settlement with the governor on issues on taxation.

The heads of the local Yaman and Qays factions accordingly showed up for the meeting, but this proved to be a trap and they were instead seized, put in chains and sent as prisoners to the caliph.

[2] Malik remained as governor until late 808, when he was dismissed and replaced with al-Hasan ibn al-Takhtakh.