Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha Explained

Mehmed Emin Rauf
Office1:Grand Vizier
Term Start1:27 January 1852
Term End1:7 March 1852
Monarch1:Abdülmecid I
Predecessor1:Mustafa Reşit Pasha
Successor1:Mustafa Reşit Pasha
Term Start2:3 September 1842
Term End2:31 July 1846
Predecessor2:Topal Izzet Mehmed Pasha
Successor2:Mustafa Reşit Pasha
Monarch2:Abdülmecid I
Term Start3:29 May 1841
Term End3:7 October 1841
Predecessor3:Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha
Successor3:Topal Izzet Mehmed Pasha
Monarch3:Abdülmecid I
Term Start4:17 February 1833
Term End4:8 July 1839
Predecessor4:Reşid Mehmed Pasha
Successor4:Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha
Monarch4:Mahmud II
Office5:Governor of Damascus
Term Start5:October 1828
Term End5:July 1831
Predecessor5:Salih Pasha
Successor5:Mehmed Selim Pasha
Appointer5:Topal Izzet Mehmed Pasha
Office6:Grand Vizier
Term Start6:30 March 1815
Term End6:6 January 1818
Predecessor6:Hurshid Pasha
Successor6:Dervish Mehmed Pasha
Monarch6:Mahmud II
Birth Date:1780
Death Date:[1]
Nationality:Ottoman
Spouse:Hemnam Hanım
Emine Hanım
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Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha (1780 - 1860) was an Ottoman industrialist and statesman, who was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire twice under Mahmud II (reign 1808 - 1839) and three times under Abdülmecit I (reign 1839 - 1861) during the Tanzimat period.

According to Shaw and Shaw, Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha and his predecessor, Mustafa Reşit Pasha, "acted mainly as mediators" for Mahmud II, "attempting to balance conflicting interests while participating in the factional activities and disputes endemic in Ottoman governmental life."

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  1. Web site: MEHMED EMİN RAUF PAŞA - TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi.