(A) Uthman ibn Affan (R.A)
(B) Mu’awiya ibn Abi Sufyan (R.A)
(C) Ali ibn Abi Talib (R.A)
(D) Hasan ibn Ali (R.A)
The answer is: (B) Mu’awiya ibn Abi Sufyan (R.A)
Mu’awiya ibn Abi Sufyan (R.A) was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate.