Muhammad Ali was the leader who ended effective (if not nominal) Ottoman control in Egypt. He ruled as the Wali (governor) of Egypt from 1805 to 1848 and was able to modernize the Egyptian economy and military, which eventually led to his challenge to Ottoman authority.

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Muhammad Ali was the

A) most powerful leader of the Safavid dynasty.
B) last powerful Ottoman sultan.
C) founder of the Young Turks movement.
D) Ottoman ruler who tried to strengthen the empire while simultaneously crushing liberal reform.
E) leader who ended effective (if not nominal) Ottoman control in Egypt.

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