Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Rahman

Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Rahman
Imam
Reign788–824
PredecessorAbd al-Rahman ibn Rustam
SuccessorAbu Sai'd Aflah ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Born747/748
Died823/824
HouseRustamid dynasty

Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam, was the second imam of the Imamate of Tahart and founder of the Wahbi Ibadism movement. He was part of the Rustamid dynasty that ruled a theocracy in Algeria. He became ruler after the death of his father, Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam and founded an external Islamic religious movement called Wahhabism relative to his name Abd al-Wahhab. His Ibadi Kharijite preaching is often incorrectly associated with the modern day Wahhabi movement.