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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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 |
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