| Dawud ibn Ali داود بن علي | |||||
| Term Start: | 750 | ||||
| Term End: | 750 | ||||
| Predecessor: | Yusuf ibn Urwah al-Sa'di (Umayyad governor) | ||||
| Death Date: | c. 750 | ||||
| Death Place: | Medina, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
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Dawud ibn Ali al-Hashimi (ar|داود بن علي الهاشمي) was an eighth century Abbasid personage. Who served as the first governor of Medina and Mecca in 750 for the Abbasid Caliphate.
Al-Hashimi was the son of Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas. He was a paternal uncle of the first two Abbasid caliphs al-Saffah (r. 750–754) and al-Mansur (r. 754–775), making him one of the "uncles" ('umumah) that held a high degree of influence during the early years following the Abbasid Revolution.
His nephew, caliph al-Saffah appointed him[1] governor of Medina and Mecca in 750, however he died in the office that same year he was succeeded by Ziyad ibn Ubaydallah the maternal uncle of al-Saffah. who appointed him[2] in 750.