Muhammad Ali of Egypt

Monarch

1769 – 1849

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Who was Muhammad Ali of Egypt?

Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha was an Albanian commander in the Ottoman army, who became Wāli, and self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. Though not a modern nationalist, he is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt because of the dramatic reforms in the military, economic and cultural spheres that he instituted. He also ruled Levantine territories outside Egypt. The dynasty that he established would rule Egypt and Sudan until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.

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Born
Mar 4, 1769
Kavala
Also known as
  • Muhammad Ali Pasha
  • Mehemet Ali
  • Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha
Parents
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Albanians
Nationality
  • Ottoman Empire
Lived in
  • East Macedonia and Thrace
Died
Aug 2, 1849
Ras el-Tin Palace

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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