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Uqba ibn Nafi

622 - 683

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ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ ibn ʿAbd al-Qays al-Fihrī al-Qurashī (Arabic: عقبة بن نافع بن عبد القيس الفهري القرشي, romanized: ʿUqba 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Uqba ibn Nafi has received more than 333,250 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Uqba ibn Nafi is the 294th most popular military personnel (up from 423rd in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 102nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Saudi Arabian Military Personnel.

Uqba ibn Nafi was a Muslim general who conquered much of North Africa. He is most famous for conquering the city of Kairouan, which became the capital of the Islamic province of Ifriqiya.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Uqba ibn Nafi ranks 294 out of 2,058. Before him are Gerhard Barkhorn, Bahram Chobin, Wang Jian, Jiang Wei, Georges Picquart, and Xiahou Dun. After him are Jonas Savimbi, Karl-Otto Koch, Charles François Dumouriez, Alois Brunner, Polyperchon, and Maurice Benyovszky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 622, Uqba ibn Nafi ranks 2. Before him is Mukhtar al-Thaqafi. After him are Tulga, and Mizizios. Among people deceased in 683, Uqba ibn Nafi ranks 5. Before him are Yazid I, Umm Salama, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, and Pope Leo II. After him are Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, and Juansher.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Uqba ibn Nafi ranks 101 out of 354. Before him are Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Usama ibn Zayd (615), and Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595). After him are Al-Wathiq (812), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Adnan Khashoggi (1935), Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), and Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Saudi Arabia

Among military personnels born in Saudi Arabia, Uqba ibn Nafi ranks 6. Before him are Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Amr ibn al-As (580), and Usama ibn Zayd (615). After him are Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598), Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583), and Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (null).

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