page_title: Mustafa Zihni Pasha
section_title: Posts
hierarchical_section_title: Mustafa Zihni Pasha / Posts
caption_attribution_description: English: Zihni Pasha's house
context_page_description: Mustafa Zihni Pasha was the son of a Baban prince, born in Sulaimaniyah he accompanied his father into exile to Constantinople.
  As an Ottoman Kurd Mustafa Zihni held a number of influential Ottoman administrative posts. He was also a notable member of the Society for the Elevation of Kurdistan.
  He was described by Barré de Lancy and Charles Woods as an honest, fair and impartial man, Mustafa Zihni was also described as belonging to the highest Ottoman class.
  He had an estate in Constantinople where he lived with his three sons, Ahmet Naim Bey, Ismail Hakki Bey and Huseyin Shukru Bey.
context_section_description: Minister of Commerce and Public Works
  Vali (governor) of the provinces of Hejaz, Ioannina, Adana and Aleppo
  Member of the Senate of the Ottoman Empire
  Chief of naval operations
  Head inspector of the army
  Sultan's special representative to Crete
  Chief secretary (Mektupcu) of the Baghdad Province
  Sub-governor (Mutasarrıf) of Burdur, a sanjak within the province of Konya
caption: Mustafa Zihni Pasha's house in Constantinople
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