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Abbas I of Egypt

Wāli of Egypt and Sudan

Born on: July 1, 1812
Died on: July 16, 1854
Aged: 42 years 15 days (504 months)
Birth Sign: Cancer

 

Abbas I of Egypt

Abbas Helmy I of Egypt was the Wāli of Egypt and Sudan. He was a son of Tusun Pasha, the younger son of Muhammad Ali Pasha whom he succeeded as de facto ruler of Egypt and Sudan.

The Chambers Biographical Dictionary says of him: "[b]igoted and sensual, he did much to undo the progress made under Muhammad Ali."

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