Muhammad Ali Pasha

E30039
Ottoman governor historical figure military commander politician ruler of Egypt

Muhammad Ali Pasha was an Ottoman Albanian commander who became the ruler of Egypt and is widely regarded as the founder of modern Egypt due to his sweeping military, economic, and administrative reforms.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Egyptian authorities under Muhammad Ali dynasty 1
Ibrahim Pasha 1
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman governor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
politician ⓘ
ruler of Egypt ⓘ
allegiance Ottoman Empire ⓘ
birthPlace Kavala ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Rumelia Eyalet ⓘ
birthYear 1769 ⓘ
child Ibrahim Pasha ⓘ
surface form: Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

Ismail Kamil Pasha ⓘ
Nazli Hanem ⓘ
Tusun Pasha ⓘ
citizenship Ottoman Empire ⓘ
countryGoverned Egypt ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
deathPlace Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria

Egypt ⓘ
deathYear 1849 ⓘ
dynasty Muhammad Ali dynasty ⓘ
endOfTerm 1848 ⓘ
ethnicity Albanian ⓘ
founded Muhammad Ali dynasty ⓘ
influenced modernization of the Middle East ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms in Egypt ⓘ
centralization of power in Egypt ⓘ
economic reforms in Egypt ⓘ
educational reforms in Egypt ⓘ
founding modern Egypt ⓘ
hereditary rule establishment in Egypt ⓘ
industrialization policies in Egypt ⓘ
land reforms in Egypt ⓘ
military reforms in Egypt ⓘ
modernization of the Egyptian army ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
militaryRank Pasha ⓘ
name Mehmed Ali Pasha ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Pasha self-link ⓘ
Muhammad Ali of Egypt ⓘ
notableWork creation of a conscript army in Egypt ⓘ
establishment of modern schools in Egypt ⓘ
introduction of state monopolies in key crops ⓘ
sending educational missions to Europe ⓘ
participatedIn Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) ⓘ
surface form: First Egyptian–Ottoman War

Greek War of Independence ⓘ
Ottoman–Wahhabi War ⓘ
Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) ⓘ
surface form: Second Egyptian–Ottoman War
positionHeld Governor of Egypt ⓘ
Ottoman governor of Egypt ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Pasha self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pasha of Egypt

Wāli of Egypt ⓘ
Wāli of Sudan ⓘ
predecessor Hurshid Pasha ⓘ
surface form: Khursheed Pasha
regionOfActivity Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
spouse Amina Hanim ⓘ
startOfTerm 1805 ⓘ
successor Ibrahim Pasha ⓘ
surface form: Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army of Muhammad Ali → commander → Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibrahim Pasha
Army of Muhammad Ali → commander → Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ
Egyptian Armed Forces → foundedBy → Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ
Army of Muhammad Ali → founder → Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Muhammad Ali Pasha → name → Muhammad Ali Pasha self-link ⓘ
Army of Muhammad Ali → namedAfter → Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Pasha → positionHeld → Muhammad Ali Pasha self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pasha of Egypt
Khartoum → wasFoundedBy → Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Egyptian authorities under Muhammad Ali dynasty