Mehemet Ali

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

noun

1769–1849, viceroy of Egypt 1805–48.

Also Mohammed Ali.

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Of course, I tried to point out the impossibility of such a system, but Mehemet-Ali shook his head with a knowing smile.
An Englishman in Paris
Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam

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Mehemet Ali

Mohammed Ali

noun

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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