Izzet Mehmed Pasha
Appearance
Izzet Mehmed Ottoman Governor of Egypt | |
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In office 1775 – 15 July 1778 | |
Preceded by | Hacı Ibrahim Pasha |
Succeeded by | Raif Ismail Pasha |
Personal details | |
Born | 1723 |
Died | February 1784 Ottoman Serbia |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Izzet Mehmed Pasha (1723 – February 1784,
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire twice, first from 1774 to 1775, and second from 1781 to 1782.[1]
Towards the end of
grand vizier on 10 August 1774.[3] His first term ended on 7 July 1775. Six years later, while he was serving as the governor of Erzurum Eyalet, he was reappointed as the grand vizier on 20 February 1781. His main task was reforming the army which was unsuccessful in the war. But in this task he failed to satisfy the sultan, and furthermore, a fire in Istanbul caused great damage and riots, leading to his dismissal by the sultan on 25 August 1782 and exile to Plovdiv.[1][2][4]
Apart from the grand viziership, Izzet Mehmed Pasha also held other high-level posts. He became a
He died in February 1784 in Belgrade while in office as its governor.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9789753330411
- ^ a b Prof. Yaşar Yüce-Prof. Ali Sevim: Türkiye tarihi Cilt IV, AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, İstanbul, 1991 p 75
- ^ Tualimforum page (in Turkish)
- ^ 'Abd al-Rahman Jabarti; Thomas Philipp; Moshe Perlmann (1994). Abd Al-Rahmann Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt. Vol. 2. Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart. p. 119.
- ^ 'Abd al-Rahman Jabarti; Thomas Philipp; Moshe Perlmann (1994). Abd Al-Rahmann Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt. Vol. 2. Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart. p. 36.
- ^ 'Abd al-Rahman Jabarti; Thomas Philipp; Moshe Perlmann (1994). Abd Al-Rahmann Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt. Vol. 2. Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart. p. 1.