Mehemet Ali

[ mi-hem-et ah-lee, ah-lee, mey-met ]

noun
  1. 1769–1849, viceroy of Egypt 1805–48.

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Mehemet Ali

Mohammed Ali

/ (mɪˈhɛmɪt ˈɑːlɪ) /


noun
  1. 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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