Al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur | |
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الزبير رحمة منصور | |
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Governor of Bahr al-Ghazal | |
In office 1873–1877 | |
Monarch | Isma'il Pasha |
Succeeded by | Charles Gordon (Governor-General of Sudan) |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1830 Sudan, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | January 1913 Geili, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
Children | Suleiman (executed) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Rank | Bey and Pasha |
Battles/wars | Conquest of Darfur (1874) |
Al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur Pasha (Arabic: الزبير رحمة منصور; c. 1830 – January 1913), also known as Sebehr Rahma or Rahama Zobeir,[1] was a slave trader in the late 19th century. He later became a pasha and governor in Sudan.
His reputation as a nemesis of General Charles Gordon led to him gaining a near-mythic status in the United Kingdom, where he was referred to as "the richest and worst", a "Slaver King" "who [had] chained lions as part of his escort".[2][3]