Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj

Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj
Governor of Ifriqiya
In office
c.665–666
MonarchMuawiyah I
Succeeded byUqba ibn Nafi
Personal details
Diedc.670
Egypt
Relations
ChildrenAbd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj
Parent
  • Hudayj ibn Jafna (father)
Military service
AllegianceRashidun Caliphate
Muawiyah I
Umayyad Caliphate
Years of service636–661
RankSoldier (636–661)
General (661–665)

Abu Nu'aym Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj ibn Jafna ibn Qatira al-Sakuni al-Tujibi al-Kindi Arabic: معاوية بن حديج بن جفنة بن قتيرة التجيبي, was a general of the Kindah tribe under Muawiyah I in Ifriqiya. Mu'awiyah ibn Hudayj participated in the Early Muslim conquests against Byzantines in Levant, Sicily and Ifriqiya, and also against Sasanian Empire in the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah.