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Uqba ibn Nafi

622 - 683

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ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ ibn ʿAbd al-Qays al-Fihrī al-Qurashī (Arabic: عقبة بن نافع بن عبد القيس الفهري القرشي), also simply known as Uqba ibn Nafi (622 – 683), was an Arab general serving the Rashidun Caliphate since the reign of Umar and later the Umayyad Caliphate during the reigns of Mu'awiya I and Yazid I, leading the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, including present-day Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco and a failed attempt in Nubia. He is credited with establishing Umayyad rule in North Africa. Uqba was the nephew of Amr ibn al-As. He is often surnamed al-Fihri in reference to the Banu Fihr, a clan connected to the Quraysh. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uqba ibn Nafi is the 513th most popular military personnel (down from 294th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 101st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Saudi Arabian Military Personnel.

Uqba ibn Nafi was a Muslim general who conquered much of North Africa. He is most famous for conquering the city of Kairouan, which became the capital of the Islamic province of Ifriqiya.

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Among military personnels, Uqba ibn Nafi ranks 513 out of 2,058. Before him are Arthur MacArthur Jr., Andreas Hofer, Dmitry Pozharsky, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Datis, and Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim. After him are John of Austria the Younger, Mitsuo Fuchida, Alfred von Waldersee, Peroz III, Adolf Strauss, and Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

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Among people born in 622, Uqba ibn Nafi ranks 3. Before him are Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, and Mizizios. After him is Tulga. Among people deceased in 683, Uqba ibn Nafi ranks 6. Before him are Yazid I, Pope Leo II, Umm Salama, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, and Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal. After him is Juansher.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Uqba ibn Nafi ranks 120 out of 354. Before him are Idris I of Morocco (743), Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), and Al-Waleed bin Talal (1955). After him are Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Muhammad bin Nayef (1959), Abu Mohammad al-Julani (1981), and Abu Darda (580).

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Among military personnels born in Saudi Arabia, Uqba ibn Nafi ranks 6. Before him are Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Amr ibn al-As (580), and Usama ibn Zayd (615). After him are 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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