Said Pasha succeeds Abbas as Wāli of Egypt and Sudan

Background. Abbas I was the Wāli of Egypt, a position held by his grandfather Muhammad Ali's dynasty. He succeeded his uncle Ibrahim Pasha in 1848 and became the reigning Wāli in 1849. Egypt remained nominally an Ottoman province, administered as an eyalet, though the Muhammad Ali dynasty exercised de facto autonomy.

Succession. Abbas I was murdered in July 1854, ending his reign as Wāli. He was succeeded by his cousin Mohamed Sa'id Pasha, who served as Wāli from 1854 to 1863. Sa'id officially owed fealty to the Ottoman Sultan but exercised virtual independence, continuing the quasi-independent state established by Muhammad Ali.

Administrative Status. Egypt was an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire, formally an eyalet. The Muhammad Ali dynasty maintained control despite nominal Ottoman sovereignty. Sa'id's tenure occurred during this period of increasing autonomy, before the title of khedive replaced that of wali in 1855, marking the end of Egypt as a formal Ottoman province.