Abbas I (1 July 1812 – 13 July 1854) (Arabic: عباس الأول ) also known as Abbas Hilmi I Pasha or Abbas Pasha was the Wāli of Egypt and Sudan. He was 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.
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