Sa'id ibn Amr al-Harashi

Sa'id ibn Amr al-Harashi (, ) was a prominent Arab general and governor of the Umayyad Caliphate, who played an important role in the Arab–Khazar wars.

Biography Sa'id ibn Amr al-Harashi was a Qaysi from Qinnasrin, Syria. He appears on the side of the Umayyad prince and general Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik in 720, when the latter was sent into Iraq to quell Yazid ibn al-Muhallab's rebellion. However, his brutality in suppressing the Soghdian revolt, and his strict enforcement of the jizya on the native population, merely reinforced their hostility towards Arab rule. Despite his oppressive measures, however, he was unable to forward enough tax revenue to Iraq, and was replaced by Muslim ibn Sa'id al-Kilabi.

After his dismissal, Sa'id returned to Syria.

In spring 733, however, Sa'id was rehabilitated and appointed in turn as governor of Armenia and Adharbayjan, following the somewhat lacklustre performance of Maslama and another Umayyad prince, Marwan ibn Muhammad (the future Marwan II), against the Khazars over the previous years. Nevertheless, for the duration of Sa'id tenure, he remained on the defensive, possibly as a result of the exhaustion of his troops in the long conflict with the Khazars. Due to the loss of his eyesight, Sa'id was forced to resign his post, probably in early 735.

Family Sa'id had several sons who were active as military leaders and governors for both the Umayyads and the Abbasids: Yazid was killed in Ifriqiya, Nadr was Marwan II's governor of Iraq, Anbasa commanded the troops of Qinnasrin in 785/786, and another, Yahya, served as governor of Egypt in 779/780.