Ibrahim ibn Allah

Ibrahim ibn Allah
ابراهيم بن الله
Emir of Sicily
(835 – 851)
PredecessorAl-Fadl ibn Yaq'ub al-Fazari
SuccessorAl-Abbas ibn al-Fadl ibn Ya'qub al-Fazari
Names
Abu l-Aghlab Ibrahim ibn Allah ibn Ziyadat Allah ibn Ibrahim ibn Al-Aghlab ibn Salem ibn Aqal ibn Khafajah al-Tamimi
ReligionSunni Islam

Abu l-Aghlab Ibrahim ibn Allah was Emir of Palermo from 835 to 851. Grandson of Ziyadat Allah, Emir of Kairouan, on September 11, 835 left Africa for Sicily where after a naval battle against the Byzantines, he joined the government of Palermo.

During his emirate the Arab expansion continued in eastern Sicily. Cities such as Messina (842-843), Butera in 845, Ragusa, Moorish (848) were conquered.

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