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Ahmed Ibn Ali Hussein, often called Ahmed Ali Hussein was an Al-Saranidi privateer, nobleman and naval officer during the Early Modern period.
Ahmed Ibn Ali Hussein, often called Ahmed Ali Hussein was an Al-Saranidi privateer, nobleman and naval officer during the Early Modern period.
{{Infobox pirate
| honorific_prefix = Sayyid
| name = Ahmed Ibn Ali Hussein
| honorific_suffix = Reis, Beylerbey
| birth_date = 2nd of August 1595
| birth_place = Benghazi, Emirate of Saranidia 
| death_date = 3rd of December 1630
| death_place = coast of Spain
| death_cause = drowning
| body_discovered = 5th of January 1631
| resting_place = Corsair’s mausoleum Benghazi, Libya
| monuments = a statue in National Heroes’ Park, Kallipolis, Saranidia
| residence = Benghazi, Emirate of Saranidia
| nationality = Al-Saranidi
| citizenship = Ottoman (nominally), Al-Saranidi
| education = primary education and naval officer training
| alma_mater = Salah Ha Deen Makhtab, Benghazi, Emirate of Saranidia
| occupation = midshipman (1909-1612), naval officer (1612-1615), Corsair (1615-1630)
| era = early modern
| employer = Al-Saranidi Navy (1609-1615)
| organization = Al-Saranidi Navy (1609-1615), Al-Yunus (his ship, 1615-1630)
| known_for = Al-Saranidi Corsair 
| style = Sayyid
| home_town = Benghazi
| net_worth = £5 million (in today’s money)
| title = Sayyid, Beylerbey, Reis
| successor = Khalid Ibn Ahmed Hussein
| movement = Islamic imperialism
| opponents = Spanish Empire
| criminal_charge = manslaughter
| criminal_penalty = payment of diyya
| criminal_status = sentences served
| spouse = Aisha Fatima Hussein, Mariam Khadijah Hussein
| children = Khalid Ibn Ahmed Hussein, Aisha bint Ahmed Hussein, Suleiman Ibn Ahmed Hussein and Muhammad Ibn Ahmed Hussein
| nickname = Al Mirza (literally “the Prince)
| alias = N/A
| type = Corsair
| allegiance = Emirate of Saranidia
| serviceyears = 1915-1630
| base of operations = Benghaz
| rank = Reis
| commands = Al-Yunus
| battles = various unnamed battles
| wealth = £4 million (in today’s money)
| laterwork = n/a
}}


'''Early life'''
'''Early life'''

Revision as of 22:17, 31 October 2020

Ahmed Ibn Ali Hussein, often called Ahmed Ali Hussein was an Al-Saranidi privateer, nobleman and naval officer during the Early Modern period.

Early life

Born in 1595 was the son of Ahmed Ali Hussein and his Christian wife Maria Hussein.

Controversy

In Saranidia he is largely regarded as a national hero, Islamic hero and war hero. However, there is some controversy about him as he was known to have sold slaves and allegedly captured a Spanish woman called Valeria as a concubine.

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