. "Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (Arabic: \u0639\u0628\u062F \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0628\u0646 \u0645\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0646\u200E \u2018Abd al-Malik ibn Marw\u0101n, 646 \u2013 8 October 705) was the 5th Umayyad Caliph. He was born in Medina, Hejaz. `Abd al-Malik was a well-educated man and capable ruler, despite the many political problems that impeded his rule. The 14th-century Muslim historian Ibn Khaldun states: \"`Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan is one of the greatest Arab and Muslim Caliphs."@en . . "Abd Al-Malik"@en . . "Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan"@en . "0685Z"^^ . "0705Z"^^ . . . . "UmayyadCaliphinDamascus"@en . "5thCaliphof theUmayyaddynasty"@en . . . . . . "0646Z"^^ . "0705Z"^^ . "Umayyad caliph" .