Habbus al-Muzaffar

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Habbus bin Makhsen al-Muzaffar of the Zirid dynasty was ruler of Granada from 1025-1037.

He was the successor to his uncle Zawi ben Ziwi. His first minister was Shmuel ha-Nagid, renowned Jewish scholar. Under his rule, the prestige of the teif was greatly increased, and he carried out military campaigns against neighbor states, increasing Granada's territory. The Jewish population in the city increased to 5,000, and Lucena flourished as a Jewish scholarly site. He had two sons, Badis ben Habbus and Buluggin, and was succeeded by Badis.