Ali V Ben Ahmed, nicknamed Ali Khodja, Ali-Meguer, or Ali Loco was a Kouloughli of partial Georgian and Native Algerian origins born in Algeria. He was the dey of the Deylik of Algiers from September
Hussein Dey
…In 1818 following the death of the previous Dey, the Divan of Algiers elected Hussein as the next ruler. Husseyn Dey succeeded Ali V ben Ahmed as dey of Algiers in March 1818. He enacted some measures such as ensuring freedom of religion for the Jews. Under threat of renewed military action…
Ali Khodja, surrounded by the severed heads of vanquished enemies after the bombardment of 1816