▁R uf aa ▁to ▁O md ur man , ▁across ▁the ▁N ile ▁from ▁Kh art ou m , ▁and ▁a ▁companion ▁high ▁school ▁for ▁boys ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁Al ▁Ah f ad ▁girls ' ▁school ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁college ▁and ▁then ▁into ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁that ▁name ▁by ▁Y us uf ▁Bad ri , ▁Bab ik r ▁Bed ri ' s ▁son . ▁ ▁" My ▁Life " ▁ ▁Bab ik r ▁Bed ri ' s ▁aut obi ography ▁My ▁Life ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁Sud an ese ▁classic . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁source ▁on ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁Sud an ▁in ▁the ▁Mah dist ▁era ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁period ▁of ▁British ▁colon ization . ▁ ▁These ▁mem oir s ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁partially ▁translated ▁into ▁English . ▁A ▁first ▁volume ▁( pub lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁covers ▁the ▁years ▁from ▁Bed ri ' s ▁boy hood ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁to ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁O md ur man ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁The ▁second ▁volume ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁covers ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁Bab ik r ▁Bed ri ▁himself ▁commented : ▁ ▁" An ▁aut obi ography ▁contains ▁stories ▁of ▁many ▁kinds , ▁some ▁of ▁no ▁account ▁except ▁to ▁am use , ▁and ▁others ▁of ▁significance ▁as ▁examples ▁to