Ali Arraez Rabazin

Ali Arraez Rabazin, born Francesco Guicciardino (fl. 1624), was a Barbary corsair of the 17th century. He was born in Ferrara and sailed from the Ottoman Tunisia, where he was a ferry boy before being captured in the Battle of the Gulf of Tunis.

Biography Son of Ferrarese ferry man Giovanni Battista Guicciardino, Francesco worked as a ferry boy in the Po river. He later became a cabin boy in a ship which was captured by Tunisian corsairs on October 9, 1607, which turned him into a slave. He converted to Islam at 17 and adopted the name of Ali, joining Barbary piracy himself. At some point, he was captured by Christian galleys and taken to Naples, where he spent time in prison until finding his chance to escape.