You can believe he was, putting up such a harsh fight with the Christians. Plus, to lead his own nation in such a huge series of wars, he had to be a good leader, but you decide for yourselves.
There was not a unified leader of the Muslims. The Muslim peoples were split into a number of different groups, and not one collective body. Leaders that were important in the First Crusade from the Muslim side would probably be Kilij Arslan and Danishmend.
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Main muslim leader of the crusade was Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb, or Saladin
Saladin was the most famous Muslim leader of his age. He drove the Franks out of the Middle East and conquered Egypt and the Levant.