Uthman ibn Hayyan al-Murri (Arabic: عثمان بن حيان المري) was an 8th-century provincial governor and military commander for the Umayyad Caliphate.
[1] During his administration Uthman took harsh measures to crack down on anti-Umayyad elements in the city and punished a number of individuals who were suspected of engaging in sedition.
He particularly took action against a large group of Iraqi emigres whose presence in Medina had caused the city to develop a reputation as a center of political dissent, forcibly deporting them back to al-Hajjaj in neck collars and threatening to demolish the homes of any Medinese who were caught providing shelter to them.
[2] At the urging of several Medinese citizens he also issued a directive to expel singers and adulterers from the city in an effort to clamp down on corruption, but following the intercession of a local notable he changed his mind and rescinded the order.
[3] Uthman's term as governor lasted until 715, when he became a target of the new caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik's campaign to remove his predecessor's political appointees from power.