Uqba ibn Nafi

ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ
عقبة بن نافع
A statue of Uqba bin Nafi in Algeria
Governor of Ifriqiya
In office
666–674
MonarchMu'awiya I
Preceded byMu'awiya ibn Hudayj
Succeeded byAbu al-Muhajir Dinar
In office
681–683
MonarchYazid I
Succeeded byAbu al-Muhajir Dinar
Succeeded byZuhayr ibn Qays
Personal details
Born622
Died683
Tehouda[1] (near the oasis of Sidi Okba in present-day Algeria)
Resting placeSidi Okba Mosque, Algeria
Relations
ChildrenAbu Ubayda ibn Uqba
Parent(s)Nafi ibn Abd al-Qays
Salma bint Harmalah
Military service
AllegianceRashidun Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
Branch/serviceRashidun army
Years of service635–683
RankGeneral
Battles/wars

ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ ibn ʿAbd al-Qays al-Fihrī al-Qurashī (Arabic: عقبة بن نافع بن عبد القيس الفهري القرشي, romanizedʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ ibn ʿAbd al-Qays al-Fihrī), also simply known as Uqba ibn Nafi, was an Arab general serving the Rashidun Caliphate since the reign of Umar and later the Umayyad Caliphate during the reigns of Mu'awiya I and Yazid I, leading the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, including present-day Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco and a failed attempt in Nubia. He is credited with establishing Umayyad rule in North Africa. Uqba was the nephew of Amr ibn al-As. He is often surnamed al-Fihri in reference to the Banu Fihr, a clan connected to the Quraysh. His descendants would be known as the ʿUqbids or Fihrids.

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