Nomination of Walid as Heir-apparent Abdul Malik, in order to retain the throne in his own line, wanted to proclaim his son al-Walid as his heir-apparent superceding the claim of his brother Abdul Aziz, the Governor of Egypt, who had been nominated by his father Marwan I as his second successor after Abdul Malik. Abdul Aziz, who had refused to waive his claim to the throne in favour of Walid, died before Abdul Malik. Hence Walid was left without opposition to succeed the reigning Caliph.
Death Abdul Malik died at the age of sixty after a successful reign of twenty-one years. He was buried at the Jabiyah Gate of Damascus.
