Abdurrahman Nurettin | |
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عبدالرحمن نور الدين | |
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 2 May 1882 – 12 July 1882 | |
| Monarch | Abdülhamid II |
| Preceded by | Mehmed Said Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Said Pasha |
| Governor of theBaghdad Vilayet | |
| In office 1879–1880 | |
| Monarch | Abdülhamid II |
| Preceded by | Qadri Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Taqialden Pasha |
| Governor of theAidin Vilayet | |
| In office 1891–1893 | |
| Monarch | Abdülhamid II |
| Preceded by | Halil Rifat Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Fehmi Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1836 |
| Died | 1912 (aged 75–76) Constantinople Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
Abdurrahman NurettinPasha, (Ottoman Turkish:عبدالرحمن نور الدين پاشا;Turkish:Abdurrahman Nurettin Paşa) also known asNurettin Pasha (1836–1912), was anOttomanTurkishstatesman. He was theGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 2 May 1882 to 12 July 1882.[1][2]
Born inKütahya in 1836, He was aTurk,[3] he was descendant of theGermiyanids,[4] who flourished in that area after the decline and eventual fall of theSeljuq 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 ofKastamonu.[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).[5]
The son of Abdurrahman Pasha married toNaile Sultan, daughter ofSultan Abdulhamid.[4] The son-in-law of Abdurrahman Pasha was Turkish musicologistHüseyin Sadeddin Arel, and his nephew wasMünir Nurettin Selçuk, the Turkish classical musician.