Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha Explained

Abdurrahman Nureddin
عبدالرحمن نور الدين پاشا
Honorific-Suffix:Pasha
Nationality:Ottoman
Office1:Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
Monarch1:Abdülhamid II
Term Start1:2 May 1882
Term End1:12 July 1882
Predecessor1:Mehmed Said Pasha
Successor1:Mehmed Said Pasha
Office2:Governor of the Baghdad Vilayet
Monarch2:Abdülhamid II
Term Start2:1879
Term End2:1880
Predecessor2:Qadri Pasha
Successor2:Taqialden Pasha
Office3:Governor of the Aidin Vilayet
Monarch3:Abdülhamid II
Term Start3:1891
Term End3:1893
Predecessor3:Halil Rifat Pasha
Successor3:Hasan Fehmi Pasha
Birth Date:1836
Birth Place:Kütahya, Sanjak of Kütahya, Hüdavendigâr Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Death Place:Constantinople Ottoman Empire

Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha, (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: '''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]

Biography

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).

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

Notes and References

  1. http://rulers.org/rult.html#turkey Rulers. Turkey
  2. Kastamonu Valisi Abdurrahman Nureddin Paşa', Abdurrahmanpaşa Lisesi web site
  3. Sicill-i Osmânî p;333 (TARİH VAKFI YURT YAYINLARI, 1996)
  4. Abdulkerim Abdulkadiroğlu . 2002 . Abdurrahman Nureddin Paşa . İlmi Araştırmalar . Turkish . İstanbul . 13.