Muhammad Ali[a] (4 March 1769 – 2 August 1849) was the Ottoman Albanian [3] viceroy and governor who became the de facto ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848, widely considered the founder of modern Egypt. At the height of his rule, he controlled Egypt, Sudan, Hejaz, the Levant, Crete and parts of Greece.

Jan 1, 2025 · Muḥammad ʿAlī was the pasha and viceroy of Egypt (1805–48), founder of the dynasty that ruled Egypt from the beginning of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th. He encouraged the emergence of the modern Egyptian state.

Oct 17, 2024 · Muhammad Ali (1769–1849) is often regarded as the founder of modern Egypt due to his ambitious reforms and military campaigns that reshaped the country’s political, economic, and social landscape.

Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha was an Ottoman governor of Egypt, often referred to as the founder of modern Egypt. He ruled over Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, Sudan and parts of Arabia and the Levant during his reign.

It lasted from 1803 to 1807 with the Muhammad Ali Pasha taking control of Egypt in 1805, when the Ottoman Sultan acknowledged his position. Thereafter, Muhammad Ali was the undisputed ruler of Egypt, and his efforts henceforth were directed primarily to the maintenance of his practical independence.

An Ottoman pasha of Egypt, Mohammed Ali (1769-1849) was often known as the father of modern Egypt because of the economic, social, and political changes set in motion during his almost half century of personal rule.

• On July 9, 1805, men of wisdom pledged allegiance to Muhammad Ali to become the ruler of Egypt after the ouster of Hurshid Pasha. • He devoted great attention to scientific missions and created a class of well-educated people.

Muhammad Ali, Pasha the Great (Arabic: محمد علي باشا; many spelling variations, including Turkish language Mehmet Ali) (1769 - August 2, 1849), was a viceroy of Egypt, and is sometimes considered the founder of modern Egypt.

Muhammad 'Ali was an energetic and ambitious Ottoman governor of Egypt from 1805 to 1848. During his long career he managed to augment Egypt's wealth, introduce long-lasting changes to its society, and embark on an expansionist policy that gravely threatened the Ottoman Empire .

Muḥammad ʿAlī, (born 1769, Kavala, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire—died Aug. 2, 1849, Alexandria, Egypt), Viceroy of Egypt (1805–48) for the Ottoman Empire and founder of the dynasty that ruled Egypt until 1953.