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, a prince, a writer, a poet, an eloquent speaker and a jurist. He witnessed the conquest of the Levant, then the conquest of Egypt with Amr ibn al-As and Umayyad governor of Egypt in 665–667, then joined Mu’awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan in the Battle of Siffin. He died in the Egypt province.

He was appointed governor of Egypt in the year 44 AH, and was dismissed in the year 47 AH, and he was appointed governor of the sea conquest. He died in Egypt, and he has 55 hadiths. In Cairo, there is the “ Uqba ibn Amir Mosque ” next to his grave.