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