Mehmed Said Pasha
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Not to be confused with the Ottoman governor of Egypt, Sa'id of Egypt (1854–63), also commonly known as Mehmed Said Pasha, and Ottoman grand vizier and governor of Egypt Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Pasha (1757–58).
Mehmed Said Pasha (Modern Turkish: Küçük Mehmet Sait Paşa, literally the lesser Mehmed Said Pasha; 1830 - 1914) was an Ottoman statesman and editor of the Turkish newspaper Jerid-i-Havadis.
He became first secretary to Sultan Abdul Hamid II shortly after the Sultan's accession, and is said to have contributed to the realizations of his majesty's design of concentrating power in his own hands; later he became successively minister of the interior and then governor of Bursa, reaching the high post of grand vizier in 1879. He was grand vizier seven more times under Abdul Hamid, and once under his successor, Mehmed V Reşat. He was known for his opposition to the extension of foreign influence in Turkey.
In 1896 he took refuge at the British embassy at Istanbul, and, though then assured of his personal liberty and safety, remained practically a prisoner in his own house. He came into temporary prominence again during the revolution of 1908. On 22 July he succeeded Fuat Pasha as grand vizier, but on the 6 August was replaced by the more liberal Kamil Pasha, at the insistence of the young Turkish committee. During the Italian crisis in 1911-12 he was again called to the grand-viziership.
External links
- Bibliography of Küçük Mehmed Said Pasha (Turkish)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
| Preceded by Arifi Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1879–1880 |
Succeeded by Mehmed Kadri Pasha |
| Preceded by Mehmed Kadri Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1880–1882 |
Succeeded by Abdurrahman Nureddin Pasha |
| Preceded by Abdurrahman Nureddin Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1882 |
Succeeded by Ahmed Vefik Pasha |
| Preceded by Ahmed Vefik Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1882–1885 |
Succeeded by Mehmed Kamil Pasha |
| Preceded by Ahmed Cevad Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1895 |
Succeeded by Mehmed Kamil Pasha |
| Preceded by Halil Rifat Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1901–1903 |
Succeeded by Mehmed Ferid Pasha |
| Preceded by Mehmed Ferid Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1908 |
Succeeded by Mehmed Kamil Pasha |
| Preceded by Ibrahim Hakki Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1911–1912 |
Succeeded by Ahmed Muhtar Pasha |
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