Mehemet Ali

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Mehemet Ali

(mɪˈhɛmɪt ˈɑːlɪ) or

Mohammed Ali

n
(Biography) 1769–1849, Albanian commander in the service of Turkey. He was made viceroy of Egypt (1805) and its hereditary ruler (1841), founding a dynasty that ruled until 1952
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Noun1.Mehemet Ali - Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)Mehemet Ali - Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)
Mohammed Ali, Muhammad Ali
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The massive structure was erected by Sultan Qaitbay, also known as Muhammad Ali of Egypt, on the exact site of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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His historical information on slavery in the Sudan is limited and jumbled, blaming Muhammad Ali of Egypt for its introduction on one page, the Europeans on another, and then doubling back to refer to the tribute in slaves required by a treaty between the earlier Christian kingdoms and Muslim invaders from Egypt.
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