Career
He was an eyewitness to the historical event of the Ottoman invasion of Egypt. He was one of the Memluks and was entitled Bada"I al-Zuhur fi Waqa"I al-Duhur. His quotes have been used in many references like his say about First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Nasir Muhammad: " His name was mentioned everywhere like no other king"s name.
All the kings wrote to him, sent gifts to him and feared him.
The whole of Egypt was in his grasp ".