Hagop Kazazian Pasha
Hagop Kazazian Minister of Finance | |
|---|---|
| In office 1887–1891 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Hamid II |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Zühdü Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Hüseyin Tevfik Pasha |
| Minister of the Privy Treasury | |
| In office 1880–1891 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Hamid II |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mikael Portukal Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1836 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1891 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Hagop Kazazian Pasha (alternative spelling: Agop Kazazyan) (1836–1891) was a high-ranking
Biography
Life and early career
Despite Hagop Kazazian's lack of higher education,[4] he was able to rise in the bureaucracy of the Ottoman State through the diligence he showed in financial matters. During the early years of his career, he served as the head of the translation department for the Ottoman Bank, a post that allowed him to forge ties to the Palace. After uncovering a case of malpractice at the bank, he was recommended by the General Director of the Ottoman Bank to Sultan Abdul Hamid II, who was looking to put the affairs of the Privy Treasury into order.[2]
A bachelor all his life, Hagop Kazazian lived in the
Posts and awards
Abdul Hamid II appointed Kazazian as the Director of the Privy Treasury in 1879, and as Minister the following year, when the Privy Treasury was re-organized as a ministry. Under Kazazian, the Privy Treasury was greatly reformed, expenditures were cut, and the income of the treasury improved significantly with building of numerous railways and the anticipation of oil revenues from Mesopotamia.
An influential man in his time, Kazazian interceded successfully on behalf of
Kazazian was given the title of
Death and afterward
Famed at the time for his loyalty to Sultan Abdul Hamid II, he received a state funeral after he died in 1891 from a horse-riding accident on the grounds of Kalender Kasrı while riding a horse that had been a gift from the sultan.[3] Kazazian Pasha was succeeded as the Minister of the Privy Treasury by two other Armenians, Mikael Portukal Pasha, who served until 1897 and was, in turn, succeeded by Ohannes Pasha.[6]
Notes
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- ^ a b Ünlü, Ferhat. "Osmanlı'nın Gözde Ermenileri". Bolsohays-Istanbul Armenians. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
- ^ Bayraktar, Kaya (October 2010). "Osmanlı Devleti'nde Ermeni Kökenli Bir Bürokrat: Agop Kazazyan" (in Turkish). No. 58. Sosyal Siyaset Konferansları Dergisi. pp. 59–87.
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- ^ "Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda Ermeniler". Ottoman Web Site. Retrieved 2007-01-09.