hˈoʊldɪŋ ðə tˈaɪɾəl əvə bˈeɪ ɔːɹ tʃˈiːftən, sˈæɹɑːfɪmz fˈɑːðɚɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ hˈɛld lˈɑːɹdʒ, fjˈuːdəl kˈɑːʔn̩ ᵻstˈeɪts θɹuːˈaʊt nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə.
Holding the title of a Bey (or Chieftain), Sarofim's father also held large, feudal cotton estates throughout North Africa.