Abu Hafs Umar al-Iqritishi
Andalusi conqueror of Crete (died 855) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Umar ibn Hafs ibn Shuayb ibn Isa al-Balluti (died 855)[lower-alpha 1] was the leader of a group of Andalusi refugees who seized control of Alexandria and, after being expelled from the city by the Abbasids, conquered the Byzantine island of Crete, becoming the first Emir of Crete.