Musa ibn Nusayr | |
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| Umayyad governor of Ifriqiya | |
| In office 703–715 | |
| Monarchs | Abd al Malik Al-Walid I |
| Preceded by | Hassan ibn al-Nu'man |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Yazid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 640 Hebron |
| Died | 716 Hejaz |
| Relations | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn Musa ibn Nusayr (grandson) |
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| Parent | Nusayr |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Umayyad Caliphate |
| Battles/wars | |
Musa ibn Nusayr (Arabic: موسى بن نصير Mūsá bin Nuṣayr; c. 640 – c. 716) was an Arab general and governor who served under the Umayyad caliph Al-Walid I. He ruled over the Muslim provinces of North Africa (Ifriqiya), and directed the Islamic conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom that controlled the Iberian Peninsula and part of what is now southern France (Septimania).