| Rejeb Khaznadar | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1720 |
| Birth Place: | Tunis, Beylik of Tunis |
| Death Place: | Tunis, Beylik of Tunis |
| Nationality: | Tunisian |
| Office: | Prime Minister of Tunisia |
| Term Start: | 1759 |
| Term End: | 1782 |
| Predecessor: | Office created |
| Successor: | Moustapha Khodja |
| Spouse: | Princess Lalla Fatma |
Rejeb Khaznadar (Arabic: رجب خزندار; died May 21, 1797, in Tunis) was a Tunisian politician and before that he was a mamluk of Greek origin. He became Prime Minister of the Beylik of Tunis in 1759,[1] becoming the first Prime Minister in the history of Tunisia.
Rejeb Khaznadar was one of the Mamluks of the Husseinite court and husband of Princess Fatma, daughter of Hussein Bey, founder of dynasty.[2]
He was appointed the bey's treasurer (khaznadar) under his brother in law Muhammad I ar-Rashid, and then in 1759 chief minister by Ali Bey, becoming the first to occupy this function. He was replaced in 1782 by Moustapha Khodja. The chronicler Ahmad ibn Abi Diyaf declared that he was trustworthy and peace-loving politician until his death.[3]