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| name = Abd al-Rahman IV

| image =

| succession = Caliph of Córdoba

| birth_date = 1000s

| birth_place = Caliphate of Córdoba

| death_date =

| death_place = Cádiz, Caliphate of Córdoba

| father = Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-Rahman III

| mother =

| reign = 1018

| predecessor = Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir

| successor = Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun

| dynasty = Umayyad (Marwanid)

| religion = Sunni Islam

}}

Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik (), commonly known as Abd al-Rahman IV, was the Caliph of the Umayyad state of Córdoba in Al-Andalus, succeeding Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir in 1018.

On 22 March 1018, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir the Caliph of Cordoba was assassinated. Six days later, Ali ibn Hammud's brother, Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun claimed the throne. At the same time, conspirators who had been plotting to overthrow Ali ibn Hammud convinced Abd al-Rahman as the grandson of Abd al-Rahman III to claim the throne. On 29 April 1018, the conspirators proclaimed Abd al-Rahman IV caliph. Shortly thereafter Abd al-Rahman IV was killed in a campaign to capture Córdoba. Therefore, for a short period at the outset of his reign the throne was contested with two individuals claiming to be caliph.

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