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Ibrahim Pasha

American  
[ib-rah-heem pah-shah] / ˌɪb rɑˈhim ˈpɑ ʃɑ /

noun

  1. 1789–1848, Egyptian general: governor of Syria 1833–40 (son of Mehemet Ali).


Ibrahim Pasha British  
/ ˌɪbrəˈhiːm ˈpɑːʃə /

noun

  1. 1789–1848, Albanian general; son of Mehemet Ali, whom he succeeded as viceroy of Egypt (1848)

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It was midnight when the sultan sent to order Ibrahim Pasha to wait upon him without delay.

From Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf by Reynolds, George W. M. (George William MacArthur)

The Karteria was again fitted for sea with the greatest expedition, and joined Lord Cochrane, when he made an unsuccessful attempt to surprise and capture Ibrahim Pasha at Clarenza.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 by Various

The ruins of this castle, blown up by Ibrahim Pasha, are still the most conspicuous feature of Homs, and contain many remains of ancient buildings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

We ventured as far north as Kulek Bughaz—that impregnable mountain-pass which Ibrahim Pasha so strongly fortified, and which modern travellers state, is now in a ruinous condition. 

From The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon by Risk Allah, Habeeb

The two Zaptiehs, Ali and Achmet, who had been aroused to a slight attention during the conversation, became listless as before and puffed away in silence after a simultaneous murmuring of "Aha, aha, Ibrahim Pasha."

From By Desert Ways to Baghdad by Jebb, Louisa

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