Mehmed Rushdi Pasha
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Mehmed Rushdi Pasha was an Ottoman
statesman
. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
during five terms:
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
statesman
Statesman
A statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier, in Turkish Vezir-i Azam or Sadr-ı Azam , deriving from the Arabic word vizier , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself...
during five terms:
- During Abdülmecit's reign: 24th December, 1859 - 28th May, 1860
- During AbdülazizAbdülâzizAbdülaziz I or Abd Al-Aziz, His Imperial Majesty was the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned between 25 June 1861 and 30 May 1876...
's reign: 5th June, 1866 - 11th February, 1867 - During AbdülazizAbdülâzizAbdülaziz I or Abd Al-Aziz, His Imperial Majesty was the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned between 25 June 1861 and 30 May 1876...
's reign: 19th October, 1872 - 15th March, 1873 - During Murat V's and Abdülhamit II's reign: 12th May, 1876 - 19th December, 1876
- During Abdülhamit II reign: 28th May, 1878 - 4th June, 1878 .