It's a bit more complicated than that. The "Mamluks" were enslaved in part from the Caucasus. They were brought in mass to Egypt and ruled Egypt for quite some time. Additionally, Egypt also had Turks and Arabs from the Levant (Syria, Palestine and Lebanon) many of which were blond.

It's a bit more complicated than that. The "Mamluks" were enslaved in part from the Caucasus. They were brought in mass to Egypt and ruled Egypt for quite some time. Additionally, Egypt had Turks and Arabs from the Levant (Syria, Palestine and Lebanon) many of which are blond.