Abu al-Misk Kafur

Abu al-Misk Kafur
Autonomous ruler of Egypt, Syria and the Hejaz
Gold dinar of Abu al-Misk Kafur minted in 966 in Ramla, Palestine with Abbasid caliph's name
Rule	8 February 965 – 23 April 968
Predecessor	Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Ikhshid
Successor	Abu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali
Vizier of Egypt
In office	946 – 8 February 965
Died	April 968 Jerusalem
Burial	al-Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem
Names Abu al-Misk Kafur (Arabic: أبو المسك كافور)
Religion	Islam

Abu al-Misk Kafur (Arabic: أبو المسك كافور) (905–968), also called al-Laithi, al-Suri, al-Labi was a dominant personality of Ikhshidid Egypt and Syria.^[1] Originally a black slave, he was made vizier of Egypt, becoming its de facto ruler from 946 after the death of his master, Muhammad bin Tughj. Thereafter, he ruled the Ikshidid domains—Egypt and southern Syria (including Damascus)—until his death in 968.^[2]