Who was the first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate?
Muhammad
Ali
Abu Bakr
Mu'awiya I
Answer
Mu'awiya I (602–680) was the first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. He was a member of the Umayyad clan of the Quraysh tribe, and the son of Abu Sufyan, the leader of the Quraysh during the First Fitna.
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