Abbas I of Egypt

Abbas Helmy I
عباس الأول
Abbas Helmy I; عباس الأول
Pasha of Egypt and Sudan
Reign	10 November 1848 – 13 July 1854
Predecessor	Ibrahim I
Successor	Sa'id I
Born	1 July 1812; Jeddah, Emirate of Diriyah
Died	13 July 1854 (aged 42); Banha, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Burial	Hosh al-Basha Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i, Cairo, Egypt
Wives	Mahivech Hanim; Shazdil Qadin; Hawaya Qadin; Hamdam Qadin; Parlanta Qadin;
Issue	Ibrahim Ilhami Pasha; Mustafa Bey; Havva Hanim; Muhammad Sadik Bey; Aysha Sidika Hanim;
Arabic	عباس حلمي الأول
House	Alawiyya
Father	Tusun Pasha
Mother	Bamba Qadin
Religion	Sunni Islam

Abbas Helmy I of Egypt (also known as Abbas Pasha, Egyptian Arabic: عباس الأول, Turkish: I. Abbas Hilmi Paşa 1 July 1812 – 13 July 1854) 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 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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