Ahmed Ali Hussein (Corsair)
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Ahmed Ali Hussein | |
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| Spouse(s) | Maria Hussein |
| Piratical career | |
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 (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.