Abdallah ibn Qais explained

Abdallah ibn Qais
Native Name:عبد الله بن قيس
Native Name Lang:ar
Allegiance:Umayyad
Branch:Navy
Rank:Admiral-in-chief
Relations:Qais (father)

Abdallah ibn Qais (Κάϊσος, Kaisos and Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀβδελᾶς, Abdelas in Greek sources) was an Umayyad military leader active against the Byzantine Empire in the 670s. In ca. 672/673 he led a raid into Cilicia and Lycia, and wintered there before returning to Syria. In 674/675, by which time, according to al-Tabari, he was admiral-in-chief of the Umayyad navy, he led a raid against the island of Crete along with general Fadala ibn Ubayd.