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Sa'id of Egypt

1822 - 1863

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Mohamed Sa'id Pasha (Arabic: محمد سعيد باشا, Turkish: Mehmed Said Paşa, March 17, 1822 – January 17, 1863) was the Wāli of Egypt and Sudan from 1854 until 1863, officially owing fealty to the Ottoman Sultan but in practice exercising virtual independence. Construction of the Suez Canal began under his tenure. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sa'id of Egypt is the 3,009th most popular politician (down from 2,548th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 145th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Egyptian Politician.

The Nile River is the most famous thing about Egypt. It is the longest river in the world, and it is the main source of water for Egypt.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sa'id of Egypt ranks 3,009 out of 19,576Before him are Li Peng, Sancho II of Castile and León, Emperor Reigen, Occhiali, Marie José of Belgium, and Jarosław Kaczyński. After him are Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Vytautas Landsbergis, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Candaules, and Siptah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, Sa'id of Egypt ranks 16Before him are Rutherford B. Hayes, Alexander Mackenzie, Prince Napoléon Bonaparte, Étienne Lenoir, Charles Hermite, and Edmond de Goncourt. After him are Rosa Bonheur, Adelaide of Austria, Midhat Pasha, Joseph Bertrand, Francis, Duke of Cádiz, and Robert Luther. Among people deceased in 1863, Sa'id of Egypt ranks 7Before him are Eugène Delacroix, Stonewall Jackson, Jacob Grimm, Dost Mohammad Khan, Frederick VII of Denmark, and William Makepeace Thackeray. After him are Horace Vernet, Jakob Steiner, Alfred de Vigny, Franz Xaver Gruber, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, and Giovanni Battista Amici.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Sa'id of Egypt ranks 153 out of 642Before him are Nectanebo II (-400), Theon of Alexandria (335), Apries (-650), Al-Adid (1149), Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria (1952), and Necho I (-700). After him are Psusennes I (-1100), Cleopatra I Syra (-204), Senusret II (-1900), Nonnus (500), Dionysius Thrax (-170), and Ramesses IX (-1150).

Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Sa'id of Egypt ranks 67Before him are Al-Aziz Uthman (1171), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Nectanebo II (-400), Apries (-650), Al-Adid (1149), and Necho I (-700). After him are Psusennes I (-1100), Cleopatra I Syra (-204), Senusret II (-1900), Intef I (-2200), Smendes (-1200), and Aybak (1197).