Ahmed Ali Hussein (Corsair)
Ahmed Ibn Ali Hussein, often called Ahmed Ali Hussein was an Al-Saranidi privateer, nobleman and naval officer during the Early Modern period.
{{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = Sayyid | name = Ahmed Ibn Ali Hussein | honorific_suffix = Reis, Beylerbey | birth_place = Benghazi, Emirate of Saranidia | monuments = A statue in National Heroes’Park, Kallipolis, Saranidia | residence = Benghazi, Saranidia | nationality = Al-Saranidi | citizenship = Ottoman (nominally), Al-Saranidi | education = primary education and naval officer training | alma_mater = Salah Ha Deen Makhtab and Al-Faris (ship) | occupation = midshipman (1609-1612), naval officer (1612-1615), Corsair (1615-1630) | era = early modern | employer = Al-Saranidi Navy (1609-1615), himself (1615-1630) | organization = Al-Saranidi Navy (1609-1615) | known_for = Barbary Corsair | style = Sayyid | home_town = Benghazi
| title = Sayyid | successor = Khalid Ibn Ahmed Hussein | movement = Islamic imperialism | opponents = Spanish Empire | boards = | spouse = Aisha Hussein, Maryam Hussein, Khadija Hussein | partner = Valeria (allegedly) | children = Khalid Ibn Ahmed Hussein, Suleiman Ibn Ahmed Hussein and Fatima Bint Ahmed Hussein | parents = Sayyid Ali Hussein and Sayyida Fatima Hussein
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Early life
Born in 1595 was the son of Ahmed Ali Hussein (a Sayyid and judge) 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.