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Rashidun Arab governor of Basra from 647 to 656
Abd Allah ibn Amir
Governor of Basra
In office 647–656; 663–664[citation needed]
Monarch
Uthman
Preceded by
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
Succeeded by
Uthman ibn Hunaif
Personal details
Born
626[1] Mecca
Died
678 (aged 51–52)
Parents
Amir ibn Kurayz
Dajaja bint Asma ibn al-Salt[2]
Relatives
Arwa bint Kurayz (aunt)
Military service
Allegiance
Rashidun Caliphate
Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir ibn Kurayz[2] (Arabic: أبو عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن عامر بن كريز; 626–678) was a Rashidun politician and general, he served as the governor of Basra from 647 to 656 AD during the reign of Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan. Through his father, he was a cousin of the Caliph. He is renowned for his administrative and military prowess, particularly for his successful campaigns of reconquest and pacification in the former territories of the Sasanian Empire, in what is now present-day Iran and Afghanistan.[3]
^Gibb, H.A.R. "ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿĀmir".
^ ab"Abdallah ibn Amir ibn Kurayz ibn Rabi'a ibn Habib ibn Abd Shams" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
^Morony, Michael G. (2005). Iraq After the Muslim Conquest by Michael G. Morony citing Baladhuri, Jahshiyari, and Tabari. Gorgias Press. ISBN 9781593333157. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015.
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