MILITARY PERSONNEL

Amr ibn al-As

580 - 664

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Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi (c. 573 – 664) was an Arab commander and companion of Muhammad who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664. The son of a wealthy Qurayshite, Amr embraced Islam in c. 629 and was assigned important roles in the nascent Muslim community by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The first caliph Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) appointed Amr as a commander of the conquest of Syria. He conquered most of Palestine, to which he was appointed governor, and helped lead the Arabs to decisive victories over the Byzantines at the battles of Ajnadayn and the Yarmuk in 634 and 636. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amr ibn al-As is the 256th most popular military personnel (down from 234th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 93rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Saudi Arabian Military Personnel.

Amr ibn al-As was a general in the Muslim army during the conquest of Egypt. He is most famous for leading the conquest of Alexandria, which was the last major city in Egypt to be conquered by the Muslims.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Amr ibn al-As ranks 256 out of 2,058. Before him are Wilhelm Mohnke, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Kurt Student, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Craterus, and Bertrand du Guesclin. After him are Erhard Milch, Hugh Dowding, J. D. Tippit, Date Masamune, Tomoyuki Yamashita, and Federico da Montefeltro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Amr ibn al-As ranks 5. Before him are Bilal ibn Rabah, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Maximus the Confessor, and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf. After him are Theophylact Simocatta, George of Pisidia, Fabia Eudokia, Abu Darda, Wei Zheng, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, and Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah. Among people deceased in 664, Amr ibn al-As ranks 2. Before him is Xuanzang. After him are Abe no Hirafu, Swithhelm of Essex, Eorcenberht of Kent, and Deusdedit of Canterbury.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Amr ibn al-As ranks 91 out of 354. Before him are Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), and Qasim ibn Muhammad (598). After him are Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), and Zayd ibn Ali (695).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Saudi Arabia

Among military personnels born in Saudi Arabia, Amr ibn al-As ranks 4. Before him are Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), and Muhammad bin Qasim (695). After him are Usama ibn Zayd (615), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598), Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (null), and Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583).

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