abd al-aziz ibn al-walid (; died 728/9) was a member of the umayyad dynasty and a military leader in the wars against the byzantine empire during the reign of his father, caliph al-walid i (reigned 705–715). the latter also appointed abd al-aziz governor of jund dimashq (district of damascus). abd al-aziz's mother was umm al-banin, a daughter of al-walid's paternal uncle, abd al-aziz ibn marwan. he was regarded by his father as "the "sayyid", the most forceful personality, amongst his sons".