Mustafa Reshid Pasha

Mustafa Reshid Pasha (Turkish: Koca Mustafa Reşid Paşa , literally Great Mustapha Rashid Pasha, March 13, 1800 - 17 December 1858 ) was an Ottoman statesman and diplomat.

Born in Istanbul, he entered the public service at an early age and rose rapidly, becoming ambassador in Paris (1834) and in London (1836), minister for foreign affairs (1837), again ambassador in London (1838), and in Paris (1841). Appointed governor of Adrianople in 1843, he returned as ambassador to Paris in the same year. Between 1845 and 1857 he was six times grand vizier.

One of the greatest and most brilliant statesmen of his time, thoroughly acquainted with European politics, and well versed in affairs, he was a convinced if somewhat too ardent partisan of reform and the principal author of the legislative remodelling of Turkish administrative methods known as the Tanzimât ( تنظيمات ). His ability was recognized alike by friend and by foe. His effort to promote reforms within the government led him to promote careers of many other reformers such as Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha and Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha.[1]

In the settlement of the Egyptian question in 1840, and during the Crimean War and the ensuing peace negotiations, he rendered valuable services to the state.

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Periods of Grand Vizier

Mustafa Reshid Pasha held the post of Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire for more than six years during the following periods:

Preceded by
Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha
Grand Vizier
28 September 1846 - 28 April 1848
Succeeded by
Ibrahim Sarim Pasha
Preceded by
Ibrahim Sarim Pasha
Grand Vizier
12 August 1848 - 26 January 1852
Succeeded by
Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha
Preceded by
Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha
Grand Vizier
5 March 1852 - 5 August 1852
Succeeded by
Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha
Preceded by
Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha
Grand Vizier
23 November 1854 - 2 May 1855
Succeeded by
Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha
Preceded by
Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha
Grand Vizier
1 November 1856 - 6 August 1857
Succeeded by
Mustafa Naili Pasha
Preceded by
Mustafa Naili Pasha
Grand Vizier
22 October 1857 - 7 January 1858
Succeeded by
Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha

See also

References

  1. ^ William L. Cleveland. "A History of the Modern Middle East", Westview Press, 2004, ISBN 0-8133-4048-9, p. 82.

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