Muhammad III of Córdoba

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Muhammad bin 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Obayd Allah (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله), known as Muhammad III (Arabic: محمد الثالث) was an Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia). He ruled after the death of Abd ar-Rahman V from 1024 to 1025 when the people of Córdoba revolted against him. He left the city then. It is believed that he died of poison when he was 50 years old. He was also the father of the famous poet Wallada bint al-Mustakfi.

Muhammad III of Córdoba Banu Umayyad Cadet branch of the Banu Quraish
Preceded by Abd-ar-Rahman V	Caliph of Cordoba 1024 – 1025	Succeeded by Hisham III