Mehemet Ali
Americannoun
noun
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Another Albanian, Mehemet Ali, conquered Egypt, and it took the combined efforts of Britain, France and Czarist Russia to keep him out of Europe by sinking his fleet in 1827.
From Time Magazine Archive
The next viceroy, Said Pasha, son of Mehemet Ali, granted to a French company the right to construct the Suez Canal.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
Magnificent columns of Egyptian alabaster presented by Mehemet Ali, Viceroy of Egypt, support the baldacchino over the high altar.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
This rich Mohammedan temple was the work of Mehemet Ali, the founder of the present dynasty.
From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
We rode along under the avenue of trees planted by old Mehemet Ali, keeping up an animated conversation, and getting a great deal of information about Egypt.
From From Egypt to Japan by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)
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