caption monarch predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place nationality office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name
principal ` edict of gülhane '' ' '' -lrb- the ottoman architect imperial edict of reorganization , proclaimed on 3 november 1839 of -rrb- '' '' ` tanzimat '' ' '' abdülmecit i abdülmecit i i abdülmecit i abdülmecit i abdülmecit i abdülmecit mustafa emin pasha mehmed emin rauf pasha ibrahim sarim pasha mehmed naili emin rauf pasha pasha mehmed emin ali pasha kıbrıslı mehmed mehmed ali pasha mehmed emin ali pasha mehmed emin rauf pasha emin ibrahim sarim pasha ali pasha mustafa naili pasha mehmed emin 7 january 1858 istanbul , ottoman empire istanbul , ottoman empire ottoman grand vizier of the ottoman empire 13 march 1800 22 5 march 1852 12 august 1848 28 september 1846 october 1857 1 november 1856 24 november 1854 mustafa reshid pasha.jpg mustafa reşid pasha
 7 5 august 1852 26 january 1852 28 april 1848 january 1858 6 august 1857 2 may 1855 mustafa reşid
mustafa reşid pasha

koca mustafa reşid pasha -lrb- literally `` great mustafa reşid pasha '' ; 13 march 1800 -- 7 january 1858 -rrb- was an ottoman statesman and diplomat , known best as the chief architect behind the ottoman government reforms known as tanzimat .
born in istanbul in 1800 , mustafa reşid entered public service at an early age and rose rapidly , becoming ambassador to france -lrb- 1834 -rrb- and to the united kingdom -lrb- 1836 -rrb- , minister for foreign affairs -lrb- 1837 -rrb- , and once again ambassador to the united kingdom -lrb- 1838 -rrb- and to france -lrb- 1841 -rrb- .
in the settlement of the oriental crisis of 1840 , and during the crimean war and the ensuing peace negotiations , he rendered important diplomatic services to the ottoman state .
he would returned a third time as ambassador to france in 1843 .
between 1845 and 1857 , he held the office of grand vizier six times .
one of the greatest and most versatile statesmen of his time , thoroughly acquainted with european politics and well-versed in national and international affairs , he was a convinced partisan for reform and the principal author of the legislative remodeling of the ottoman administration known as tanzimat .
his efforts to promote reforms within the government led to the advancement of the careers of many other reformers , such as fuad pasha and mehmed emin ali pasha .
