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Mehmed Kadri Pasha (Ottoman Turkish:محمد قدری پاشا) also known asKadri Pasha (1832 – 1884) was anOttomanstatesman and reformer. He was theGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire during the reign ofAbdul Hamid II from 9 June 1880 to 12 September 1880.[1] From 11 February 1876 to 4 February 1877, he was also the mayor (şehremini) ofConstantinople.
Kadri Pasha was born in 1832 inAintab, and was the son of Cenanizade Ishak Pasha, who was the Governor ofCyprus. After having acquired his basic education, masteringArabic andPersian, and studying Islamic sciences and literature in his hometown, Kadri was moved to Constantinople, where he would be further tutored inEnglish andFrench, as well as modern Western sciences.
His tenure with thecivil service began with a position as a population registrar in Antep, but he soon came to the attention of his superiors upon moving to Constantinople.
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