Abbas I of Egypt

Abbas Hilmi I
عباس الأول
Khedive
Pasha of Egypt and Sudan
Reign10 November 1848 – 13 July 1854
PredecessorIbrahim
SuccessorSa'id
Born1 July 1812
Jeddah, Emirate of Diriyah
Died13 July 1854(1854-07-13) (aged 42)
Banha, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Hosh al-Basha Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i, Cairo, Egypt
Wives
Issue
Arabicعباس حلمي الأول
HouseAlawiyya
FatherTusun Pasha
MotherBamba Qadin
ReligionSunni Islam

Abbas Helmy I of Egypt (also known as Abbas Pasha, 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 de facto 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."