Abbas I of Egypt

Abbas Helmy I
عباس الأول
Pasha of Egypt and Sudan
Reign10 November 1848 – 13 July 1854[1][2]
PredecessorIbrahim I
SuccessorSa'id I
Born1 July 1812
Jeddah, Emirate of Diriyah
Died13 July 1854(1854-07-13) (aged 42)
Banha, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Hosh al-Basha Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i, Cairo, Egypt
Wives
Issue
Arabicعباس حلمي الأول
HouseAlawiyya
FatherTusun Pasha
MotherBamba Qadin
ReligionSunni Islam

Abbas Helmy I of Egypt (also known as Abbas Pasha, Egyptian Arabic: عباس الأول, Turkish: I. Abbas Hilmi Paşa 1 July 1812 – 13 July 1854)[3] was the Wāli of Egypt and Sudan. He was a son of Tusun Pasha, the younger son of Muhammad Ali Pasha whom he succeeded as ruler of Egypt and Sudan. The Chambers Biographical Dictionary says of him: "[b]igoted and sensual, he did much to undo the progress made under Muhammad Ali."[4]

  1. ^ Williams 1999, p. 248
  2. ^ Williams 1999, p. 253
  3. ^ Hoiberg 2010, p. 8
  4. ^ Thorne 1984, p. 1

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