This leader allowed the Governor of Syria to assemble a navy and sack Cyprus. The Pledge ofRidwan was sworn after false rumors spread of the death of this man at the hands of 
This leader allowed the Governor of Syria to assemble a navy and sack Cyprus. The Pledge ofRidwan was sworn after false rumors spread of the death of this man at the hands of the Quraysh.His forces won the Battle of Nikiou to prevent the Byzantine takeover of Egypt, and defeatedGregory the Patrician to take control of all of North Africa. He was elected by a committee of sixpeople appointed after his predecessor was stabbed. He was the first aristocratic convert to Islam,and his most lauded accomplishment was starting a committee to create and promulgate a standardversion of the (*) Qur'an. This man was put under house arrest and assassinated by Egyptian rebels,indirectly causing the First Fitna. For 10 points, name this predecessor of Ali, the third Caliph of Islam.
This leader allowed the Governor of Syria to assemble a navy and sack Cyprus.
Uthman ibn Affan