Shu'ayb ibn Ahmad (Arabic: شعيب بن أحمد) was the eighth Emir of Crete, reigning from c. 940–943.
The surviving records on the internal history and rulers of the Emirate of Crete are very fragmentary. He is tentatively identified as a son of the seventh emir, Ahmad ibn Umar, and as the great-great-grandson of the conqueror of Crete and founder of the emirate, Abu Hafs Umar. He is believed to have reigned from c. 940 to c. 943, succeeding his father, and being succeeded by his brother, Ali.
References
- Miles 1964, pp. 11–15.
- Canard 1971, p. 1085.
Sources
- Canard, M. (1971). "Iḳrīṭis̲h̲". In Lewis, B.; Ménage, V. L.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 1082–1086. OCLC 495469525.
- Miles, George C. (1964). "Byzantium and the Arabs: Relations in Crete and the Aegean Area". Dumbarton Oaks Papers. 18: 1–32. doi:10.2307/1291204. JSTOR 1291204.
| Preceded byAhmad ibn Umar | Emir of Crete c. 940–943 |
Succeeded byAli ibn Ahmad |