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7th Governor of al-Andalus | |
| Predecessor | Abdul al-Ghafiqi |
| Successor | Position dissolved |
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1st Emir of Al-Andalus | |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Ayyub II al-Lakhmi |
| Born | 679 Kairouan, Maghreb |
| Died | 726 Autun, Kingdom of Burgundy |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi was the last governor of the province of Al-Andalus as part of the Umayyad Caliphate in 721, and the first emir of the Emirate of Al-Andalus. His policies increased anti-Muslim sentiments during his reign as governor due to sharp increases in taxation of non-Muslims and non-Arabs. However, once his territory became independent of the caliphate and he became emir in 722, he relaxed these policies and increased religious freedom, but the jizya remained in effect.