Musa ibn Nusayr
Musa ibn Nusayr (Arabic: موسى بن نصير Mūsá bin Nuṣayr; c. 640 – c. 716) served as an Umayyad governor and an Arab general 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 in Hispania (Gibraltar, Spain, Portugal, Andorra and part of southern France).
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 |
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