Hayreddin Pasha

Abstract is: Hayreddin Pasha (Tunisian Arabic: خير الدين باشا التونسي Khayr ed-Din Pasha et-Tunsi; Ottoman Turkish: تونسلى حيرالدين پاشا; Turkish: Tunuslu Hayreddin Paşa; c. 1820 – 30 January 1890) was an Ottoman-Tunisian statesman and reformer, who was born to a Circassian family. First serving as Prime Minister of the Beylik of Tunis, he later achieved the high post of Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, serving from 4 December 1878 until 29 July 1879. He was a political reformer during a period of growing European ascendancy. According to Dr. Abdul Azim Islahi, he was a pragmatic activist who reacted against poverty, and looked to European models for suggestions. He applied the Islamic concept of "maṣlaḥah" (or public interest), to economic issues. He emphasized the central role of justice and security in economic development. He was a major advocate of "tanẓīmāt" (or modernization) for Tunisia's political and economic systems.