Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (Arabic: يوسف بن عبد الرحمن الفهري) was an Umayyad governor of Narbonne in Septimania and the governor of al-Andalus from 747 to 756, ruling independently following the collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate in 750. He was a descendant of Uqba ibn Nafi, the founder of Kairouan.
Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri | |
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| Governor of Al-Andalus | |
| In office January 747 – May 756 | |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Rahman ibn Katir al-Lahmi |
| Succeeded by | Abd al-Rahman I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 711 AD |
| Died | 759 AD Toledo, Spain |
| Parent | Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri (father) |
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