He distributed it among the servants and cooks who were in charge of his service at Al-Nuzha Palace. He did not keep anything from it except for the expenses of his journey to his homeland, from Cairo to Alexandria, and he was appointed as governor of Sudan.

Upon the resignation of Gordon Pasha, the government appointed the late Rufai Pasha as his successor. He confined his administration to making more economies in expenditures and reduced the salaries of officials by half. Two Egyptians accompanied him. One of them, Iskandar Bey Muhammad, told us that he heard him say: "I am not suited to be governor of Sudan, for I know my inability to manage the affairs of this region. It would have been better if I had been appointed governor of the region of Dongola."

During his time, the Mahdi appeared. He was one of the most important men in explaining his situation.

He then mentioned his duties.

In the early part of the year 1880, the late Othman Rifqi Pasha was appointed Minister of War. I was appointed as a district governor in the nearby provinces with a salary of fifty Egyptian pounds per month, in addition to travel expenses. After the completion of the campaigns, I was appointed as a census supervisor in the Giza province, then I returned to sort out the conscripts, then I was appointed to investigate a case of claims by a group of officers against Prince Ibrahim Pasha. He was accused of corruption and embezzlement of Eastern funds. After the investigation, their corruption and deceit were revealed. Then Othman Rifqi Pasha was dismissed from the Ministry of War and replaced by...