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Abd Allah ibn Sa'd | |
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| Governor of Egypt | |
| In office 646–656 | |
| Preceded by | Amr ibn al-As |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa |
| Personal details | |
| Relations | Wahb (brother) |
| Parent(s) | Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh (father) Muhana bint Jabir al-Ash'ariyya[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Rashidun Caliphate |
| Battles/wars | Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
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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, then later apostate from Islam[2] 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.[3]
- ^ "ص407 - كتاب الطبقات الكبرى ط دار صادر - وهب بن سعد بن أبي سرح بن الحارث بن حبيب بن جذيمة بن مالك بن حسل بن عامر بن لؤي وهو أخو عبد الله بن سعد وأمهما مهانة بنت جابر من الأشعريين - المكتبة الشاملة الحديثة". al-maktaba.org (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ Becker, C.H. "ʿAbd Allāh b. Saʿd".
- ^ "ʿAbd Allāh ibn Saʿd ibn Abī Sarḥ | governor of Egypt | Britannica". www.britannica.com.