Egyptian soldiers were Arab recruits while officers were Turks.

Evidence

84 Sham 3/98, on 6 Ş 1247/10 January 1832. It is obvious from the names of the soldiers that they were all Egyptian Arabs, while the officer (Badr Ağa) was most likely a Turk. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1043