Ali Bey al-Kabir

Ali Bey al-Kabir
Ali Bey al-Kabir (1728–1773)
Shaykh al-Balad of Egypt (Chief of the Country)[a] Sultan of Egypt
In office 1760 – March 1766
In office October 1767 – 1772
Personal details
Born	1728[1] Principality of Abkhazia[1]
Died	8 May 1773 (aged 44–45)[1] Cairo[1]
Nickname(s)	Jinn Ali, Bulut Kapan[1]

Ali Bey al-Kabir (Arabic: علي بك الكبير, romanized: ʿAlī Bey al-Kābīr, Georgian: ალი ბეი ალ-ქაბირი; 1728 – 8 May 1773) was a Mamluk leader in Egypt. Nicknamed Jinn Ali ("Ali the Devil") and Bulut Kapan ("Cloud-Catcher"),^[1] Ali Bey rose to prominence in 1768 when he rebelled against his Ottoman rulers, making the Egypt Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire independent for a short time. His rule ended following the insubordination of his most trusted general, Abu al-Dahab, which led to Ali Bey's downfall and death.

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