abd al-aziz is most notable for his twenty-year-long tenure as governor ("āmīr") of egypt, from ah 65 (685 ce) until his death in ah 86 (705 ce). he was placed in the post by marwan after the latter departed egypt for syria in february 685. he enjoyed wide autonomy in the governance of egypt, and functioned as a "de facto" viceroy of the country. abd al-aziz also supervised the completion of the muslim conquest of north africa; it was he who appointed musa ibn nusayr in his post as governor of ifriqiya.