Wāli is an administrative title that was used during the Muslim Empire to designate governors of administrative divisions. It is still in use in some Muslim countries. The division which a Wāli governs is called Wilayah
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Algerian term
In Algeria, a Wāli is the "governor" and administrative head of the 48 provinces of the country, and is chosen by the president. A wilāyah (ولاية or vilâyet (in Persian and Ottoman Turkish) is an administrative division usually Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government ||-|} Algeria is currently divided into 48 Wilayas ( Provinces, 553 Daïras ( circles, or Counties) and 1541 Baladiyahs The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian armed forces
Ottoman Empire term
"Wāli" was the title in Ottoman Empire of the most common type of Turkish governor, in charge of a common type of province called vilayet after him, often a military officer such as a pasha; see Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government A wilāyah (ولاية or vilâyet (in Persian and Ottoman Turkish) is an administrative division usually Pasha or pacha, formerly bashaw, (paşa پاشا ( Persian: پاشا ( Armenian: Փաշա was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire The subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire were Administrative divisions of the State organisation of the Ottoman Empire based on military administration but
Omani Sultanate term
The Sultanate of Oman, when it ruled Mombasa,Kenya, appointed a Wali for Mombasa. Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast Mombasa is the second largest City in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south The position is now known as LiWali.
Moroccan term
Since 1997 regionalisation reform, a Wāli is the governor of one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Regions of Morocco As part of a 1997 decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature 16 new regions (provided below were created
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