Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi

Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi (Arabic: ﺍﺣﻤﺪ بن الحسن الكلبي) was the second Kalbid Emir of Sicily. He was the son of the first Kalbid emir, al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Kalbi, who ruled the island on behalf of the Fatimid Caliphate. Ahmad succeeded his father in May 953 until 968, apart from a brief interruption in 958/9. In the 960s, he led the completion of the Muslim conquest of Sicily by capturing the last Byzantine strongholds of Taormina and Rometta and defeating a Byzantine relief expedition. He was recalled to Ifriqiya to participate in the upcoming Fatimid conquest of Egypt, and died there shortly after.^[1]

Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi ﺍﺣﻤﺪ بن الحسن الكلبي
Emir of Sicily
In office 954–969
Monarch	Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
Preceded by	al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Kalbi
Succeeded by	Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi
Personal details
Died	969 Egypt
Military service
Allegiance	Fatimid Caliphate
Battles/wars	Muslim conquest of Sicily Siege of Rometta (963) Battle of the Straits (965) Siege of Taormina (962) Fatimid conquest of Egypt