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Abbas I of Egypt

Wāli of Egypt and Sudan
Years: 1812 - 1854

Abbas Helmy I of Egypt (also known as Abbas Pasha, July 1, 1812 –  July 13, 1854) is the Wāli of Egypt and Sudan.

He is a son of Tusun Pasha, and a grandson of Muhammad Ali, founder of the reigning Muhammad Ali Dynasty 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."