Sa'id of Egypt Net Worth

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Estimated net worth

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Quick facts

Born1822

ProfessionCelebrity

NationalityEgyptian

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Background and career

Mohamed Sa'id Pasha (Arabic: محمد سعيد باشا, Turkish: Mehmed Said Paşa; March 17 1822 – January 17 1863) was the wāli of Egypt from 1854 to 1863, officially owing fealty to the Ottoman sultan but in practice exercising virtual independence. Construction of the Suez Canal began under his tenure. The Mediterranean port of Port Said is named after him.

A 1886 study described Sa'id as "sociable, witty, extravagant, sensual, and fond of all the delights of life, he seemed rather the gay French courtier than the imperturbable Moslem ruler. He set up a court not unlike that of Louis XIV. He welcomed foreigners and entertained most lavishly. He forgot the sobriety enjoined by the Prophet, so that his dinners and his wines became famed for their richness and excellence."