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Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan

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Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan ibn Harb ibn Umayya (Arabic: يزيد بن أبي سفيان بن حرب بن أمية, romanized: Yazīd ibn Abī Sufyān ibn Ḥarb ibn Umayya; died 639) was a leading Arab Muslim commander in the conquest of Syria from 634 until his death in the plague of Amwas in 639. Following the capture of Damascus around 635, he was placed in command of the city and its military district. After the death of the overall Muslim commander of Syria, Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, in 639, he was appointed by Caliph Umar (r. 634–644) the governor of Damascus, Jordan and Palestine. Yazid was the elder half-brother of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, who was appointed as his successor over Damascus and Jordan by Umar and gradually became governor over all of Syria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan is the 865th most popular military personnel, the 177th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 9th most popular Saudi Arabian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan ranks 865 out of 2,058. Before him are Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, Hiroshi Ōshima, Hamazasp Babadzhanian, Serena, Dimitrios Ioannidis, and Shūmei Ōkawa. After him are Jack Phillips, Leon Rupnik, Sergey Kamenev, Yitzhak Sadeh, Joseph Trumpeldor, and Jacques Massu.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan ranks 177 out of 354. Before him are Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum (null), Nimr al-Nimr (1959), Umamah bint Zainab (null), Umm Ruman (null), and Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960). After him are Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (1721), Lubaba bint al-Harith (593), Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1931), Ka'b ibn Zuhayr (700), Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583), and Abu Dujana (null).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Saudi Arabia

Among military personnels born in Saudi Arabia, Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan ranks 9. Before him are Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Amr ibn al-As (580), Usama ibn Zayd (615), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), and Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598). After him are Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583), and Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (null).

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