He held administrative and military posts under Caliph Mu'awiya I ( r. 661–680), founder of the Umayyad Caliphate, and his own father, Caliph Marwan I ( r. 684–685). A member of the first generation of born Muslims, his early life in Medina was occupied with pious pursuits. Abū al-Walīd ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān ibn al-ḤakamĪbd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam ( Arabic: عبد الملك ابن مروان ابن الحكم, romanized: ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam July/August 644 or June/July 647 – 9 October 705) was the fifth Umayyad caliph, ruling from April 685 until his death in October 705.
