List of Famous people named Isma-il

Here are some famous Isma-ils:

Isma'il Pasha

First Name Isma'il
Last Name Pasha
Born on December 31, 1831
Died on March 2, 1895 (aged 63)

Isma'il Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent, was the Khedive of Egypt and conqueror of Sudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest of Great Britain. Sharing the ambitious outlook of his grandfather, Muhammad Ali Pasha, he greatly modernized Egypt and Sudan during his reign, investing heavily in industrial and economic development, urbanization, and the expansion of the country's boundaries in Africa.

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Isma'il ibn Jafar

First Name Isma'il
Last Name Jafar
Born on January 1, 0721
Died on January 1, 0755 (aged 34)

Abu Muhammad Ismāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar al-Mubārak was the eldest son of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq. He is also known as Isma'il Al-Ãraj ibn Ja'far. Following Ja'far's death, the Shia community split between those who believed the Imamate was passed to Musa ibn Ja'far, who would become the Twelver Shia, and those who believed that the Imamate passed to Isma'il ibn Ja'far, who would become the Isma'ili branch named after Isma'il.

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