Divitdar Mehmed Emin Pasha
For other people named Mehmed Emin Pasha, see Mehmed Emin Pasha.
Divitdar Mehmed Emin Pasha (also known as Divitdar Emin Mehmed Pasha or Emin Mehmed Pasha or Muhammad Pasha Amin; died 1753, Cairo) was an Ottoman statesman who served as grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1750 to 1752.[1] After this, he was exiled to Rethymno on Crete for three years.[1]
After returning from exile, he served as the Ottoman governor of Egypt in 1753.[1] He died either one day (May 1753)[1] or two months (August 1753)[2] after taking office as governor of Egypt in Cairo. He was buried near the shrine and tomb of Al-Shafi‘i.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Mehmet Süreyya (1996) [1890], Nuri Akbayar; Seyit A. Kahraman, eds., Sicill-i Osmanî (in Turkish), Beşiktaş, Istanbul: Türkiye Kültür Bakanlığı and Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı, p. 477
- 1 2 'Abd al-Rahman Jabarti; Thomas Philipp; Moshe Perlmann (1994). Abd Al-Rahmann Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt 1. Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart. p. 307.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Seyyid Abdullah Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 3 January 1750 – 1 July 1752 |
Succeeded by Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha |
| Preceded by Seyyid Abdullah Pasha |
Ottoman Governor of Egypt 1753 |
Succeeded by Baltacızade Mustafa Pasha |
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