MILITARY PERSONNEL

Abdallah ibn Sa'd

650 - 656

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Abd Allah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi al-Sarh (Arabic: عبد الله ابن سعد ابن أبي السرح, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Saʿd ibn Abī al-Sarḥ) was an Arab administrator, scribe, and military commander, who was an early convert to Islam . He was a scriber of the Quran (كاتب الوحي) and governor of Upper Egypt for the Muslim caliphate during the reign of ʿUthmān (644–656). He was also the co-founder (with the future caliph Muʿāwiyah I) of the Islamic navy which seized Cyprus (647–649) and defeated a Byzantine fleet off Alexandria in 652. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdallah ibn Sa'd is the 610th most popular military personnel (down from 321st in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 107th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Saudi Arabian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Abdallah ibn Sa'd ranks 610 out of 2,058. Before him are Jarosław Dąbrowski, Oda Nobuhide, Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, Alexander von Kluck, Živojin Mišić, and Hitoshi Imamura. After him are Anton Dostler, Ettore Bastico, Henri Gatien Bertrand, Maarten Tromp, Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, and Ivan Chernyakhovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650, Abdallah ibn Sa'd ranks 11. Before him are Chlothar III, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi, Childebert the Adopted, Jindeok of Silla, Odo the Great, and Rupert of Salzburg. After him are Reccared II, Ebroin, Muslim ibn Aqil, Bojang of Goguryeo, Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr, and Abdullah ibn Ja'far. Among people deceased in 656, Abdallah ibn Sa'd ranks 5. Before him are Uthman, Zubayr ibn al-Awam, Talhah, and Sigebert III. After him are Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and Peada of Mercia.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abdallah ibn Sa'd ranks 136 out of 354. Before him are Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (590), Al-Waqidi (747), Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600), Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598), and Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945). After him are 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), Al-Khansa (575), and Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh (580).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Saudi Arabia

Among military personnels born in Saudi Arabia, Abdallah ibn Sa'd ranks 8. Before him are Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Amr ibn al-As (580), Usama ibn Zayd (615), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), and Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598). After him are Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (null), and Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583).

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