| Abu al-Misk Kafur | |||||
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| Autonomous ruler of Egypt, Syria and the Hejaz | |||||
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| Rule | 8 February 965 – 23 April 968 | ||||
| Predecessor | Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Ikhshid | ||||
| Successor | Abu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali | ||||
| Vizier of Egypt | |||||
| In office | 946 – 8 February 965 | ||||
| Died | April 968 Jerusalem | ||||
| Burial | al-Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem | ||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||
Abu al-Misk Kafur (Arabic: أبو المسك كافور) (905–968), also called al-Laithi, al-Suri, al-Labi was a dominant personality of Ikhshidid Egypt and Syria.[1] Originally a black slave, he was made vizier of Egypt, becoming its de facto ruler from 946 after the death of his master, Muhammad bin Tughj. Thereafter, he ruled the Ikshidid domains—Egypt, southern Syria (including Damascus) and Hijaz—until his death in 968.[2]