Habib ibn Abi Ubayda al-Fihri

حبيب بن أبي عبيدة الفهري (Known as "Habib al-Fihri")

Umayyad General, Conqueror of the Sous and Sicily Expeditions

Born c. 680 AD

Kairouan, Tunisia

Passed Away 740 AD Near Tangier / Bagdoura, Morocco

Lifespan ~60 years old

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"From the harbors of Tunis to the far Atlantic, he carried the banner of his grandfather."

Archival Overview

Grandson of Uqba ibn Nafi who served as Ifriqiya's premier military commander in the 720s and 730s, leading the first major maritime campaigns against Byzantine Sicily from Tunis.

Biographical Record

Habib ibn Abi Ubayda was the proud heir of the prestigious Fihrid family of Kairouan. As supreme commander under Umayyad governors, he organized the naval dockyards of Tunis and directed the 734 AD expedition against Byzantine Sicily, besieging Syracuse.

In 740 AD, while campaigning in southwestern Morocco, he was recalled to face the massive Berber rebellion led by Maysara al-Matghari. Habib fell fighting at the vanguard during the Battle of the Nobles, leaving his son Abd al-Rahman to lead the family in Kairouan.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Battlefield Tomb of Bagdoura
Kairouan Memorial / Oued Sebou, Tunisia

                         GPS: 35.6780, 10.1010                    

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