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'Amr ibn al-'As
Arab military commander
Years: 592 - 664
`Amr ibn al-`As ( c. 592 – January 6, 664) is an Arab military commander who is most noted for leading the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640.
A contemporary of Muhammad, and one of the Sahaba ("Companions"), he rises quickly through the Muslim hierarchy following his conversion to Islam in the year 8 AH (629).
He founds the Egyptian capital of Fustat and builds the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As at its center—the first mosque in Africa.
