Muhammad Sa’id Pasha (March 17 1822 – January 18 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. He was the fourth son of Muhammad Ali Pasha. Sa’id was a Francophone educated in Paris.Under Sa’id’s rule there were several law land and tax reforms. Some modernization of Egyptian and Sudanese infrastructure also occurred using western loans.
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