Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj | |
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| Governor of Ifriqiya | |
| In office c. 665–666 | |
| Monarch | Muawiyah I |
| Succeeded by | Uqba ibn Nafi |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 670 Egypt |
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| Children | Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Rashidun Caliphate Muawiyah I Umayyad Caliphate |
| Years of service | 636–661 |
| Rank | Soldier (636–661) General (661–665) |
Abu Nu'aym[1] Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj[2] ibn Jafna ibn Qatira al-Sakuni[3] al-Tujibi[4] al-Kindi[5] Arabic: معاوية بن حديج بن جفنة بن قتيرة التجيبي, was a general of the Kindah tribe under Muawiyah I in Ifriqiya. Mu'awiyah ibn Hudayj participated in the Early Muslim conquests against Byzantines in Levant, Sicily and Ifriqiya, and also against Sasanian Empire in the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah.