Umayyad governors of Kufa

'''Abu Abd Allah al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba ibn Abi Amir ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi''' (); –671), was a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was known as one of the four 'shrewds of the Arabs' (duhat al-Arab). He belonged to the tribe of Thaqif of Ta'if, who were part of the early Islamic elite. He served as governor of Kufa, one of the two principal Arab garrisons and administrative centers of Iraq, under Caliph Umar in 642–645. In his old age, al-Mughira was again made governor of Kufa, serving under the Umayyad caliph Mu'awiya I from 661 until his death in 671. During his second go

Companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad (c. 622–684)

Umayyad general and governor of Damascus (died 684)

Umayyad prince and provincial governor (died 694)

7th-century member of the Umayyad dynasty

7th-century Umayyad governor of Kufa