Utba ibn Abi Sufyan

Utba ibn Abi Sufyan
عتبة بن أبي سفيان
Utba ibn Abi Sufyan ; عتبة بن أبي سفيان
Governor of Egypt
	In office; 664–665
Monarch	Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680)
Preceded by	Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As
Succeeded by	Uqba ibn Amir
Personal details
Born	Mecca
Died	665 or later
Relations	Banu Umayya (clan)
Children	Al-Walid
Parents	Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (father); Hind bint Utba (mother);
Military service
Battles/wars	First Fitna Battle of the Camel (656); Battle of Siffin (657); ;

Utba ibn Abi Sufyan ibn Harb (Arabic: عتبة بن أبي سفيان بن حرب, romanized: ʿUtba ibn Abī Sufyān ibn Ḥarb) was a member of the Umayyad ruling family and served as the Umayyad governor of Egypt in 664–665, during the reign of his brother, Caliph Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680).

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