Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi ﺍﺣﻤﺪ بن الحسن الكلبي | |
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| Emir of Sicily | |
| In office 954–969 | |
| Monarch | Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah |
| Preceded by | al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Kalbi |
| Succeeded by | Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 969 Egypt |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Fatimid Caliphate |
| Battles/wars | Muslim conquest of Sicily
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Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi (Arabic: ﺍﺣﻤﺪ بن الحسن الكلبي) was the second Kalbid Emir of Sicily. He was the son of the first Kalbid emir, al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Kalbi, who ruled the island on behalf of the Fatimid Caliphate. Ahmad succeeded his father in May 953 until 968, apart from a brief interruption in 958/9. In the 960s, he led the completion of the Muslim conquest of Sicily by capturing the last Byzantine strongholds of Taormina and Rometta and defeating a Byzantine relief expedition. He was recalled to Ifriqiya to participate in the upcoming Fatimid conquest of Egypt, and died there shortly after.[1]