Damad Mehmed Ali Pasha

Damad Mehmed Ali Pasha (1813-1868) was an Ottoman statesman and diplomat. He served as the Grand Vizier from 3rd October, 1852 until 14th May, 1853 , on the eve of the Crimean War.[1] Alongside Fuad Pasha and Reshid Pasha, he was one of the main reformers of the Tanzimat era. He was the son of an Istanbul shopkeeper and worked in the translation office of the Ottoman empire before being made Ottoman ambassador to London at the age of twenty-six.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://rulers.org/rult.html#turkey
  2. ^ William L. Cleveland. "A History of the Modern Middle East", Westview Press, 2004, ISBN 0813340489, p. 82.

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