Al-Waqidi said: Iyad bin Ghanm bin Zuhayr bin Abi Shaddad bin Rabi'ah bin Hilal bin Dabbah bin al-Harith bin Fihr. Sayyiduna Iyad (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam early, before (the Treaty of) al-Hudaybiyah, and he was present at al-Hudaybiyah. He was in Syria with Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him). When death approached Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah, he appointed Sayyiduna Iyad bin Ghanm to the post he had held, and Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) kept him in that post until he died. Sayyiduna Iyad (may Allah be pleased with him) was a righteous and generous man; on the day he died he had no wealth, nor did he owe a debt to anyone. He died in Syria in the year 20 AH at the age of sixty.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 15075
Al-Zuhri said: "Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) died, and he appointed his cousin Sayyiduna Iyad bin Ghanm al-Fihri (may Allah be pleased with him) as his successor."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 15076