▁military ▁commander , ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁F at im id ▁C ali ph ate ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁j und ▁of ▁If ri qi ya . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 9 1 3 . ▁From ▁ 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 9 4 1 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Sic ily , ▁leading ▁the ▁brut al ▁supp ression ▁of ▁a ▁large - scale ▁anti - F at im id ▁revol t . ▁He ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁ 9 4 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁of ▁Ab u ▁Y az id . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁K hal il ▁was ▁a ▁Sun ni ▁Arab , ▁and ▁is ▁first ▁att ested ▁in ▁ 9 1 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁sett ler ▁army ▁( j und ) ▁of ▁K air ou an , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁If ri qi ya . ▁During ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁F at im id ▁he ir - app ar ent , ▁al - Q a ' im , ▁suppress ed ▁the ▁revol t ▁of ▁Tri pol i , ▁which ▁had ▁re bel led ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁against ▁the ▁over b ear ing ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁F at im ids ' ▁K ut ama ▁Ber ber ▁soldier y . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁pac ify ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁signal ▁good ▁will ▁to ▁its ▁inhabitants , ▁after ▁its ▁surrender ▁in ▁June ▁ 9 1 3 , ▁the ▁K ut ama ▁were ▁replaced ▁as ▁g arrison ▁by ▁men