Question: who was muawiya ibn abu sufyan?
Answer: Muawiyah I (Arabic: معاوية بن أبي سفيان‎, romanized: Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān; c. 597, 603 or 605–April 680) was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, serving from 661 until his death. ... He was appointed by Caliph Abu Bakr ( r .