Musa ibn Nusayr
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 |
| Died | 716 |
| Relations | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn Musa ibn Nusayr (grandson) |
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| Parent | Nusayr |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Umayyad Caliphate |
| Battles/wars | |
Musa ibn Nusayr (Arabic: موسى بن نصير Mūsá bin Nuṣayr; c. 640 – c. 716) was a general and governor who served under the Umayyad caliphs Abd al-Malik and Al-Walid I. He ruled over the Muslim province of Ifriqiya, and directed the Islamic conquest of the Maghreb as well as the Visigothic Kingdom that controlled the Iberian Peninsula and part of what is now southern France (Septimania).