| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | Ali |
| Forenames | Muhammed |
| Alternative Form of Name | Muhammad[a] Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha |
| Ottoman script: محمد علی پاشا المسعود بن آغا |
| Arabic: محمد علي باشا |
| American Library Association-Library of Congress: Muḥammad ‘Alī Bāshā |
| Also Known As | Muhammad Ali of Egypt and the Sudan |
| Place | Egypt |
| Place | Egypt |
| Epithet | of Egypt, founder of modern Egypt |
| Dates | 1769-1849 |
| Gender Identity | Male |
| Biography | Born in Kavala in the Ottoman Empire, now a city in modern Greece. As a military commander in the Albanian Ottoman force, he was sent to recover Egypt from French occupation under Napoleon. Having ruled as de facto leader of Egypt since 1805, he waged war against the sultan and following a peace brokered in 1842, he established a dynasty that ruled over Egypt and Sudan until the revolution of 1952. |
| Place of Birth | Kavala, Ottoman Empire (modern Greece) |
| Place of Death | Ras el-Tin Palace, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Key Events | 1805 Named Wāli (viceroy) of Egypt, gaining the rank of Pasha
1831 Waged war against the Ottoman sultan, followed by another invasion in 1840
1842 Brokered peace and withdrew from the Levant |
| Source | 'Muhammed Ali of Egypt' Wikipedia article, accessed 18/02/2021 |
| Authorised Form of Name | Ali; Muhammed (1769-1849); of Egypt, founder of modern Egypt |
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