Mustafa Reşid Pasha
Mustafa Reşid | |
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مصطفی رشید | |
Reşid, c. 1850s | |
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 22 October 1857 – 7 January 1858 | |
| Monarch | Abdulmejid I |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Naili Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha |
| In office 1 November 1856 – 6 August 1857 | |
| Monarch | Abdulmejid I |
| Preceded by | Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Naili Pasha |
| In office 24 November 1854 – 2 May 1855 | |
| Monarch | Abdulmejid I |
| Preceded by | Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha |
| In office 5 March 1852 – 5 August 1852 | |
| Monarch | Abdulmejid I |
| Preceded by | Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha |
| In office 12 August 1848 – 26 January 1852 | |
| Monarch | Abdulmejid I |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Sarim Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha |
| In office 28 September 1846 – 28 April 1848 | |
| Monarch | Abdulmejid I |
| Preceded by | Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Sarim Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1800 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 7 January 1858 (aged 57) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Mustafa Reşid Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: مصطفی رشید پاشا; literally Mustafa Reshid Pasha; 13 March 1800 – 7 January 1858) was an Ottoman Turkish statesman and diplomat, known best as the chief architect behind the imperial Ottoman government reforms known as Tanzimat.
Born in Constantinople in 1800, Mustafa Reşid entered public service at an early age and rose rapidly, becoming ambassador to France (1834) and to the United Kingdom (1836), minister for foreign affairs (1837), and once again ambassador to the United Kingdom (1838) and to France (1841). In the settlement of the Oriental Crisis of 1840, and during the Crimean War and the ensuing peace negotiations, he rendered important diplomatic services to the Ottoman state. He returned a third time as ambassador to France in 1843. Between 1845 and 1857, he held the office of Grand Vizier six times.
One of the greatest and most versatile statesmen of his time, thoroughly acquainted with European politics and well-versed in national and international affairs, he was a convinced partisan for reform and the principal author of the legislative remodeling of the Ottoman administration known as Tanzimat. His efforts to promote reforms within the government led to the advancement of the careers of many other reformers, such as Fuad Pasha and Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha.