Muhammad Nadi Pasha

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Muhammad Nadi Pasha (born about 1836; death date unknown) was an Egyptian general. He served as Deputy Governor of Sudan, later becoming Mirmiran and Governor General of Harar and its surrounding territories in the region that today includes Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and eastern Ethiopia. He also acted as Governor General of Sudan in 1882. In Harar, he imposed strict discipline on the troops, organized the city police, and had walls built around the city. He believed trade, especially with Europeans, was key to Harar’s prosperity and encouraged Europeans to do business there, while saying the country’s wealth came mainly from farming. He allowed the Catholic Mission to practice freely and permitted bells to ring, showing notable religious tolerance for that era. He helped end the slave trade in the Horn of Africa. In 1897, at the end of his career, he was named Prince of Pilgrimage (Hajj).