Mahmud Nedim Pasha
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Mahmud Nedim Pasha
Mahmud Nedim Pasha (c. 1818–1883) was an Ottoman statesman of Georgian origin.[1] He was the son of Mehmed Necib Pasha, a governor-general of Baghdad. After occupying various subordinate posts at the Porte, he became under-secretary of state for foreign affairs, governor-general of Syria and Smyrna, minister of commerce, and governor-general of Tripoli. He was also successively Minister of Justice and Minister of the Navy in 1869, and ultimately grand vizier (identical to a prime minister at this point in the Empire) twice from 1871 to 1872 and from 1875 to 1876.
He was high in favour with Sultan Abdülaziz and fell much under the influence of General Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatiev, the forceful Russian ambassador before the war of 1877-78, his subserviency to Russia earning for him the nickname of "Nedimoff". His administration was most unsuccessful from every point of view, and he was largely responsible for the issue of the decree suspending the interest on the Turkish funds. He was Minister of the Interior from 1879 to 1883.
Notes
- ↑ Buṭrus Abū Mannah (2001), Studies on Islam and the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century, 1826-1876, p. 163. Isis Press, ISBN 975-428-187-4
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
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| Preceded by Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire September 1871 – 31 July 1872 |
Succeeded by Midhat Pasha |
| Preceded by Ahmed Esad Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 21 August 1875 – 11 May 1876 |
Succeeded by Mehmed Rushdi Pasha |
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