Balibo (film) starts in the year 1975.
Muhammad ibn ` Abdallah ibn Malik al-Khuza ' i was a ninth century governor of the Yemen for the Abbasid Caliphate .. Yemen. Yemen. Abbasid Caliphate. Abbasid Caliphate. He was appointed as governor during the caliphate of al-Amin -LRB- r. 809 -- 813 -RRB- in an attempt to placate the Yemenis , following complaints about the unpopular administration of his predecessor Hammad al-Barbari .. al-Amin. al-Amin. Hammad al-Barbari. Hammad al-Barbari. After arriving in the Yemen , he acted against Hammad 's agents in the various districts of the province by confiscating their wealth , thereby winning the approval of the local population .. Yemen. Yemen. He remained governor until mid-811 , when he was dismissed in favor of Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-Kinani .. Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-Kinani. Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-Kinani