Some historians have noted that "there is a high probability that he became a secret agent" and that his service in Egypt was a part of that intelligence service.
ويفترض بعض المؤرخين أنه "من المحتمل أنه قد صار عميلًا سريًا" وأن خدمته بمصر كانت جزءًا من دور استخباري.