Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha

Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha, (Ottoman Turkish: عبدالرحمن نور الدين پاشا ) also known as Nurettin Pasha (1836–1912), was an Ottoman statesman. He was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 2 May 1882 to 12 July 1882.[1][2]

Abdurrahman Nureddin
عبدالرحمن نور الدين پاشا
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
2 May 1882 – 12 July 1882
MonarchAbdülhamid II
Preceded byMehmed Said Pasha
Succeeded byMehmed Said Pasha
Governor of the Baghdad Vilayet
In office
1879–1880
MonarchAbdülhamid II
Preceded byQadri Pasha
Succeeded byTaqialden Pasha
Governor of the Aidin Vilayet
In office
1891–1893
MonarchAbdülhamid II
Preceded byHalil Rifat Pasha
Succeeded byHasan Fehmi Pasha
Personal details
Born1836
Kütahya, Sanjak of Kütahya, Hüdavendigâr Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Died1912 (aged 75–76)
Constantinople Ottoman Empire
NationalityOttoman

Biography

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Born in Kütahya in 1836, He was a Turk,[3] he was descendant of the Germiyanids,[4] who flourished in that area after the decline and eventual fall of the Seljuq Sultanate of Rûm. His father, Haji Ali Pasha, was one of the Ottoman governors who died on 25 May 1874 while serving as the governor of Kastamonu.[4]

Abdurrahman first served in various positions under his father.  In 1872 he was promoted to the rank of vizier.  He served as an Ottoman provincial governor (his posts included Ankara and Baghdad) before serving as grand vizier to Sultan Abdülhamid II in 1882.  Later he was Minister of Justice (1895–1908).[5]

The son of Abdurrahman Pasha married to Naile Sultan, daughter of Sultan Abdulhamid.[4] The son-in-law of Abdurrahman Pasha was Turkish musicologist Hüseyin Sadeddin Arel, and his nephew was Münir Nurettin Selçuk, the Turkish classical musician.

References

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  1. ^ Rulers. Turkey
  2. ^ Kastamonu Valisi Abdurrahman Nureddin Paşa', Abdurrahmanpaşa Lisesi web site
  3. ^ Sicill-i Osmânî p;333 (TARİH VAKFI YURT YAYINLARI, 1996)
  4. ^ a b c Abdulkerim Abdulkadiroğlu (2002). "Abdurrahman Nureddin Paşa". İlmi Araştırmalar (in Turkish). 13. İstanbul.
  5. ^ Herzog, Christoph (1 July 2008), "Abdurrahman Nureddin Paşa", Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Brill, retrieved 27 December 2022