Muhammad ali was the most powerful leader of the safavid dynasty. last powerful ottoman sultan. founder of the young turks movement. ottoman ruler who tried to strengthen the empire while simultaneously crushing liberal reform. leader who ended effective (if not nominal) ottoman control in egypt.

Leader who ended effective (if not nominal) ottoman control in Egyptt

he is recalled as the leader who exploited the waning powers of the ottoman empire to create a modern Egypt that attempted to industrialize. he had even introduced steam engines in industries in the country, though steam engines had already been introduced in the wider ottoman empire.