Uqba ibn Amir
Uqba ibn Amir al-Juhani (Arabic: عقبة بن عامر الجهني, romanized: ʿUqba ibn ʿĀmir al-Juhanī; died 677/78) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the Umayyad governor of Egypt in 665–667 and died in the province.
Uqba ibn Amir | |
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| Governor of Egypt | |
| In office 665–667 | |
| Monarch | Mu'awiya I |
| Preceded by | Utba ibn Abi Sufyan |
| Succeeded by | Maslama ibn Mukhallad |
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| Died | 677/678 Fustat |
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