Ali ibn Umar al-Balawi

Ali ibn Umar al-Balawi () was a short-lived Fatimid governor of Sicily in 912–913.
The first Fatimid governor of the island, al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Khinzir, had made himself unpopular with the Sicilian "jund", who overthrew him and requested the Fatimid caliph al-Mahdi Billah to send them a new governor. This was granted, and a tax official known as "sahib al-khums" ruled over the Sicily until the arrival of Ali ibn Umar al-Balawi in August 912. Al-Balawi is described as a "gentle elderly gentleman", and was not to the liking of the troops. In early 913, the "sahib al-khums" was murdered, Ibn Abi Khinzar's brother evicted from Agrigento, and al-Balawi deposed. From 913–916 Sicily was in revolt against the Fatimids, under the rule of Ahmad ibn Qurhub.