Mehemet Ali

American

[mi-hem-et ah-lee, ah-lee, mey-met] / mɪˈhɛm ɛt ɑˈli, ˈɑ li, ˈmeɪ mɛt /

noun

1769–1849, viceroy of Egypt 1805–48.

Mehemet Ali British

/ mɪˈhɛmɪt ˈɑːlɪ /

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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But at least this was secured, that the rule of Egypt was confirmed in the family of Mehemet Ali, and the Viceroy of Egypt became as fixed and irremovable as the Sultan himself.

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Mehemet Ali had been a moderate tyrant—to speak advisedly.

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It is supported by four pillars of Oriental alabaster, presented by Mehemet Ali, pasha of Egypt.

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Mehemet Ali, the "superfluity," is a scamp, and, I fear, dishonest.

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Gondokoro was first visited by Europeans in 1841-1842, when expeditions sent out by Mehemet Ali, pasha of Egypt, ascended the Nile as far as the foot of the rapids above Gondokoro.

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