Aḥmad Pasha Abū Widān

Egyptian governor of The Sudan

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In Sudan: Muḥammad ʿAlī and his successors
His successor, Aḥmad Pasha Abū Widān, continued his policies with but few exceptions and made it his primary concern to root out official corruption. Abū Widān dealt ruthlessly with offenders or those who sought to thwart his schemes to reorganize taxation. He was particularly fond of the…
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