List of Ottoman Ministers of Finance

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This is a list of the top officials in charge of the finances of the Ottoman Empire, called Defterdar (book-holder) between 14th-19th centuries and Maliye Naziri (Minister of Finance) between 19th and 20th centuries.

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[edit] History of the Office

The exact date of the formal establishment of the office is unknown.[1] According to some sources, the first defterdar was the Kadı (judge) of Mihaliç, Çelebi bin Mehmed, appointed in 1359-1360, during the reign of Murad I.[1] During the reign of Bayezid I (1389-1402), the poet Zahiri is mentioned as the defterdar.[1]

[edit] Rank and title

In the classical period, the finances of the Empire were organized under a single Defterdar, literally the main book holder, in charge of a single imperial treasury (Hazine-i Amire). Starting in 1793, smaller treasuries independent of the imperial treasury were organized, each with a separate defterdar in charge. In 1837, a modern ministry was founded under the name of Maliye Nezareti, merging most of the independent treasuries back to the Imperial Treasury. In 1840, the merging of the remaining independent treasuries was completed.[2]

Ministers of Finance in the classical period were called Defterdar, were members of the Divan and held rank higher than agha (military commander of the central organization, situated in Istanbul) and bey (provincial governor), lower than vizier and kadıasker (chief judge).[3] Starting from 1837, Ministers of Finance were called Maliye Nazırı, held the rank of vizier and were titled Pasha.[2]

[edit] List of Defterdars

The office of the Defterdar continued until 1837.[2]

[edit] Reign of Sultan Mehmed II

  • Titrek Sinan Çelebi (1452-1459)
  • Hekim Yakup Paşa (1459)
  • Osman Çelebi (1461)
  • Fenarı-zade Ahmet Çelebi (1474-1479)
  • Nureddin Hamza İbn-i Ali Efendi(Leys Çelebi) (1479-1482)

[edit] Reign of Sultan Bayezid II

  • Feylezof-zade Ahmet Çelebi (1482-1485)
  • İsa Fakih (1485-1486)
  • Nureddin Hamza İbn-i Ali Efendi (Leys Çelebi) (1486-1492), appointed 2nd time
  • Cendereci-zade/Çandarlı Şemseddin (1492-1495)
  • Nureddin Hamza İbn-i Ali Efendi (Leys Çelebi) (1495-1499), appointed 3rd time
  • Ahmet Çelebi (1499-1501)
  • Hüseyin Çelebi (1501-1502)
  • Taci Bey (1502)
  • Nureddin Hamza İbn-i Ali Efendi (Leys Çelebi) (1502-1504), appointed 4th time
  • Cezeri-zade Koca Kasım Safı Çelebi (1504)
  • Hüsameddin Çelebi (1511)
  • Piri Mehmed Çelebi (1511)

[edit] Reign of Sultan Selim I

  • Piri Mehmed Çelebi (1512-1520), continued from previous reign
  • Şemsi Bey/Paşa (1514-1516)
  • İskender Çelebi (1516-1517)
  • Çömlekçi-zade Kemalettin Çelebi (1517-1518)
  • Hoca-zade Mehmet Çelebi (1518-1519)
  • Abdülkerim-zade Abdülvahhab Hayali Çelebi (1519)
  • Cezeri-zade Koca Kasım Safı Çelebi/Paşa (1519), appointed 2nd time
  • Ahmet Çelebi (1519-1520), restored 2nd time

[edit] Reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent

  • Ahmet Çelebi (1520-1521), continued from previous reign
  • Mehmet Çelebi (1521-1525)
  • Abdülselam Çelebi (1525)
  • İskender Çelebi (1525-1534)
  • Mustafa Çelebi (1534-1536)
  • Ramazan-zade Yeşilce Mehmet Çelebi (1536-1537)
  • Nazlı Mahmud Çelebi (1537-1542)
  • İbrahim Çelebi/Paşa (1542-1544)
  • Nazlı Mahmud Çelebi (1544-1546), appointed 2nd time
  • Sinan Çelebi Paşa (1546-1548)
  • Çivi-zade Abdullah/Abdi Çelebi (1548-1553)
  • Lütfi Bey/Çelebi (1553-1556)
  • Hasan Çelebi (1556-1557)
  • Muytab-zade Ahmed Çelebi (1557)
  • Eğri Abdi-zade Mehmet Bey/Çelebi (1557-1561)
  • Baba Nakkaş-zade Derviş Çelebi (1561-1562)
  • Murad Çelebi (1562-1566)

[edit] Reign of Sultan Selim II

  • Murad Çelebi (1566), continued from previous reign
  • Ebu'l-fazl Mehmed Çelebi (1566-1569)
  • Baba Nakkaş-zade Derviş Çelebi (1569-1573), appointed 2nd time
  • Lale-i izar/Lalezar-zade/Laleli-zade Mehmet Çelebi (1573-1574)

[edit] Reign of Murad III

  • Kara Üveys Paşa (1574-1578)
  • Lale-i izar/Lalezar-zade/Laleli-zade Mehmet Çelebi (1578-1581), appointed 2nd time
  • Kara Üveys Paşa (1581-1582), appointed 2nd time
  • Okçu-zade Mehmed Paşa (1582)
  • Hacı İbrahim Efendi/Paşa (1582-1583)
  • Mahmud Efendi/Çelebi (1583-1585)
  • Hüsrev Bey (1585)
  • Burhaneddin Efendi/Paşa (1585-1586)
  • Kara Üveys Paşa/Hoca Paşa (1586-1587), appointed 3rd time
  • Ramazan Efendi/Paşa (1587)
  • Hacı İbrahim Efendi/Paşa (1587-1588)
  • Ramazan Efendi/Paşa (1588), appointed 2nd time
  • Mahmud Efendi/Çelebi (1588-1589), appointed 2nd time
  • Şerif/Seyyid/Emir Mehmed Efendi/Paşa (1589-1593)
  • Hacı İbrahim Efendi/Paşa (1593-1594)
  • Nuh Paşa (1594-1595)

[edit] Reign of Sultan Mehmed III

  • Baş-Hasan Efendi/Paşa (1595)
  • Şerif/Seyyid/Emir Mehmed Efendi/Paşa (1595), appointed 2nd time
  • Mezbeleturpu Mahmud Efendi/Paşa (1595-1596)
  • Hacı İbrahim Paşa (1596)
  • Ali Çavuş/Efendi (1596-1597)
  • Tophaneli Mahmud Efendi/Paşa (1597)
  • Ali Çavuş/Efendi (1597)
  • Tophaneli Mahmud Efendi/Paşa (1597-1598), appointed 2nd time
  • Tezkireci-zade Mahmud Paşa (1598-1599)
  • Burhaneddin Paşa (1599-1600)
  • Tophaneli Mahmud Efendi/Paşa (1600-1603)appointed 3rd time

[edit] Reign of Sultan Ahmed I

  • Tophaneli Mahmud Efendi/Paşa (1603), continued from previous reign
  • Musa Çelebi-zade Mehmed Paşa (1603-1604)
  • Hafız Mahmud Efendi (1604-1605)
  • Tophaneli Mahmud Efendi/Paşa (1605-1606), appointed 4th time
  • Etmekçi/Ekmekçi-zade Ahmed Paşa (1606-1613)
  • Lanka-zade Mustafa Efendi (1614-1615)
  • Abdülbaki/Baki Efendi/Paşa (1614-1615)
  • Lanka-zade Mustafa Efendi (1615-1616), appointed 2nd time
  • Rizeli Hasan Paşa (1617)

[edit] First Reign of Sultan Mustafa I

  • Rizeli Hasan Paşa (1618), continued from previous reign
  • Yahnikapan Abdulkerim Efendi/Paşa (1618)

[edit] Reign of Sultan Osman II

  • Yahnikapan Abdulkerim Efendi/Paşa (1619), continued from previous reign
  • Rizeli Hasan Paşa (1620-1621), appointed 2nd time
  • Abdulbaki/Baki Paşa (1621-1622), appointed 2nd time

[edit] Second Reign of Sultan Mustafa I

  • Rizeli Hasan Paşa (1622-1624), appointed 3rd time

[edit] Reign of Sultan Murad IV

  • Abdulbaki/Baki Paşa (1624-1625), appointed 3rd time
  • Yahnikapan Abdulkerim Paşa (1625), appointed 2nd time
  • Ebubekir Efendi/Paşa (1625)
  • Ömer Paşa (1625-1626)
  • Ebubekir Paşa (1626-1629), appointed 2nd time
  • Softa Mustafa Paşa (1629-1632)
  • Hüseyin Efendi (1632)
  • Prevezeli Mustafa Paşa (1632-1633)
  • Mostarlı İbrahim Paşa (1633-1636)
  • Sofu Mehmed Paşa (1636-1639)
  • Defterdarzade İbrahim Paşa (1639)

[edit] Reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c (1994) Maliye Teşkilatı Tarihçesi ve Mevzuatı. Ankara: T.C. Maliye Bakanlığı (Turkish Ministry of Finance), 5. 1994/3. 
  2. ^ a b c (1994) Maliye Teşkilatı Tarihçesi ve Mevzuatı. Ankara: T.C. Maliye Bakanlığı (Turkish Ministry of Finance), 5-44,131-142. 1994/3. 
  3. ^ Tarihçe-i Defterdarlık. T.C. Maliye Bakanlığı (Turkish Ministry of Finance). Retrieved on 2007-01-15.

[edit] See also