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Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi
Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi (born Joseph Anthelme Sève; 17 May 1788 – 12 March 1860), was a French-born Egyptian military commander. BiographyJoseph Anthelme Sève was born in Lyon to Anthelme Sève and wife Antoinette Juillet.[2] He became a sailor.[3] Later he joined the army of Napoleon Bonaparte. He fought at the battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo.[3] After the war ended in 1815, he resigned from Napoleon's Army and worked as a merchant. At this time, Muhammad Ali Pasha, also known as Muhammad Ali of Egypt, was recruiting European officers to train his newly formed military on modern warfare and soldierly discipline. Sève travelled to Egypt, changed his name and converted to Islam.[2] He was placed in charge of the new soldiers' school at Aswan, now the Egyptian Military Academy.  Marriage and childrenHe married a Greek woman, Maria Myriam Hanim, with whom he had four children:[4][5][6] Asmaa al-Faransawi Hanim, Nazli al-Faransawi Hanim, Mohamed Bey al-Mahdy al-Faransawi (Iskander Bey), and Zuhra al-Faransawi Hanim.[7] One of his great-granddaughters was Queen Nazli,[5] wife of King Fuad, and mother of King Farouk.[6]  DeathHis tomb is in Old Cairo, and the body of his wife is buried nearby.[4]  LegacyThere is a statue of him in the Egyptian National Military Museum inside the Cairo Citadel and a bust at the Préfecture in Lyon, France.  References
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