Al-Fazari
al-Fazari (Arabic: الفزاري) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ibrahim al-Fazari, 8th century Muslim astronomer
- Muhammad al-Fazari, 8th century Muslim astronomer and translator; son of Ibrahim
- 'Adi ibn Artah al-Fazari (died 720) was a governor of al-Basrah for the Umayyad dynasty, serving during the caliphate of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz.
- Umar ibn Hubayra al-Fazari (fl. 710–724) was a prominent Umayyad general and governor of Iraq, who played an important role in the Qays–Yaman conflict of this period.
- Yazid ibn Umar al-Fazari (died 750) was the last Umayyad governor of Iraq.
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