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Rejeb Khaznadar

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Rejeb Khaznadar
Prime Minister of Tunisia
In office
1759–1782
MonarchAli II
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byMoustapha Khodja
Personal details
Bornc. 1720
Tunis, Beylik of Tunis
Died21 May 1797(1797-05-21) (aged 76–77)
Tunis, Beylik of Tunis
NationalityTunisian
SpousePrincess Lalla Fatma

Rejeb Khaznadar (Arabic: رجب خزندار; died May 21, 1797, in Tunis) was a Tunisian politician and before that he was a mamluk of Greek origin. He became Prime Minister of the Beylik of Tunis in 1759,[1] becoming the first Prime Minister in the history of Tunisia.

Biography

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Rejeb Khaznadar was one of the Mamluks of the Husseinite court and husband of Princess Fatma, daughter of Hussein Bey, founder of dynasty.[2]

He was appointed the bey's treasurer (khaznadar) under his brother in law Muhammad I ar-Rashid, and then in 1759 chief minister by Ali Bey, becoming the first to occupy this function. He was replaced in 1782 by Moustapha Khodja. The chronicler Ahmad ibn Abi Diyaf declared that he was trustworthy and peace-loving politician until his death.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bourial, Hatem (6 January 2017). "Connaissez-vous Rejeb Khaznadar, premier Premier ministre de l'histoire de Tunisie ?". webdo.tn. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ Amy Aisen Kallander (2013-09-15). Women, Gender, and the Palace Households in Ottoman Tunisia. University of Texas Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-292-74838-5. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ Ibn Abi Dhiaf (1990). Présent des hommes de notre temps. Chroniques des rois de Tunis et du pacte fondamental. Vol. VII. Tunis: Maison tunisienne de l'édition. p. 29.