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Mohammed Khaznadar | |
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| Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
| In office 21 July 1878 – 24 August 1878 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad III |
| Preceded by | Kheireddine Pacha |
| Succeeded by | Mustapha Ben Ismaïl |
| In office 12 September 1881 – October 1882 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad III |
| Preceded by | Mustapha Ben Ismaïl |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Aziz Bouattour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1810 |
| Died | 22 June 1889(1889-06-22) (aged 78–79) |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Spouse | Lalla Mannana Cherif |
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Mohammed Khaznadar (Arabic:محمد خزندار; born around 1810 on the island ofKos (modernGreece)[1] and died on 1889 atLa Marsa[1] was aTunisianpolitician.
AMamluk ofGreek origin, he was captured in a raid and bought as aslave by theBey of Tunis:Hussein II Bey.[1]
Later on he became treasurer toChakir Saheb Ettabaâ and wasqaid ofSousse andMonastir from 1838. He remained for fifty years in one post or another in the service of five successive beys. In November 1861 he was named Minister of the Interior, thenMinister of War in December 1862,Minister of the Navy in September 1865, Minister of the Interior again in October 1873 and finallyPrime Minister and President of the International Financial Commission from 22 July 1877 to 24 August 1878. He retained also the title of minister and the functions of a councillor of state and returned to the vizierate on 12 September 1881.[1] He retired from public life to his properties at La Marsa andSidi Bou Said in the autumn of 1882, after the establishment of theFrench protectorate of Tunisia, leaving behind the impression of a self-sacrificing and loyal statesman.[1]
He is unrelated to his contemporaryMustapha Khaznadar;Khaznadar (خزندار) is a surname meaning "Treasurer". Such surnames were derived from a person's original job, most well-known job, or their geographic origin.
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Tunisia 22 July 1877 – 24 August 1878 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Tunisia 12 september 1881 – 1882 | Succeeded by |
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