Abidin Bey al-Arnaut (c. 1780–1827) was an Albanian[1] commander and politician of Egypt during the early era of Muhammad Ali's rule.

A member of the core group of Muhammad Ali's commanders, after his death the Abdeen Palace named after him was built on the site of his residence in Cairo and a district of the city was renamed to honour him.

In April 1821 he became the first governor of the province of Dongola[3] (approximately corresponding to eastern As Samaliya) and had his mansion designed by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.

However, his shipyard project for the building of sailing ships for the transport of Black African slaves from Sudan to Egypt was unsuccessful.

[4] Dongola's political stability during Abidin Bey's rule is considered unusual as rebellions were frequent in all the newly acquired territories of Egypt in the 1820s.