Abd al-Mutalib ibn Ghalib (; served three times as Emir and Grand Sharif of Mecca: First in 1827, then 1851 to 1856, and finally 1880 to 1881.
His rule after replacing Muhammad ibn Awn in 1851 was characterized by pro-slavery and anti-Ottoman riots. He was pro-slavery and led riots, in this contest he struggled with Vali Kâmil Pasha's enforcement of anti-slavery law and Awn's supporters. On 15 or 17 November 1855, Awn's reappointment was announced in Jeddah; al-Muttalib rejected this, raising his supporters and allegedly requesting Beduin chiefs assist him. Awn was reinstalled on 17 April 1856, but the fighting continued until al-Muttalib was captured in May and sent to Constantinople. When he returned to power in 1880, he did not oppose English and Ottoman anti-slavery due, as suggested by William Ochsenwald, to his reliance on the central government for his competition with Vali Osman Nuri Pasha.
See also Ottoman Arabia Sharifate of Mecca
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