Mustafa Fazıl Pasha


Mustafa Fazıl Pasha was an Ottoman-Egyptian prince of ethnic Albanian descent belonging to the Muhammad Ali Dynasty founded by his grandfather Muhammad Ali Pasha.

Life

Prince Mustafa was born on 20 February 1830 at Cairo. He was the third son of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt and his consort Ulfat Qadin. He was educated at the Egyptian Mission School in Paris. When he was eleven years of age Mustafa was circumcised. On January 18, 1863, Prince Mustafa became the heir apparent to his brother Isma'il Pasha but on May 28, 1866, Ismail paid the Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz to issue a firman so that the succession became by a direct male line of the reigning Khedive instead of passing from brother to brother. In protest of this decision, Mustafa Fazl Pasha left Egypt for Paris, where he patronized the Young Ottomans opposition against the Sultan Abdulaziz.
After losing his first place in the Egyptian line of succession, Prince Mustafa was appointed Ottoman minister for education in 1862, minister for finance in 1864 and 1869, and minister for justice from 1871 until 1872.

Death

Mustafa Fazıl died on 2 December 1875 at his mansion located in Vezneciler, Bayezit, Istanbul. He was initially buried in Eyüp. On 25 June 1927, he was reburied in Cairo.

Personal life

;Consorts
Prince Mustafa Fazıl had eleven consorts:
  • Rengi Gul Hanim, mother of Prince Osman Pasha, and Princess Fatima Aziza Amina Hanim;
  • Dilazad Hanim, an Anatolian, and mother of Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim;
  • Ramziya Hanim ;
  • Labriza Qadin, mother of Princess Rukiya Hanim;
  • Afitab Qadin, mother of Prince Muhammad Ali Pasha, and Prince Husameddin Pasha;
  • Nawayush Qadin, mother of Prince Ali Kamil Pasha;
  • Misli Jihan Qadin, mother of Prince Ahmad Rushdi;
  • Bihruz Qadin, mother of Prince Ibrahim Rashid Pasha;
  • Ahufar Qadin, mother of Princess Fatima Hanim;
  • Naz Amsal Qadin, mother of Princess Zahra Hanim and Princess Saniya Hanim;
  • Gonjaleb Qadin, mother of Prince Ali Fazil;
;Sons
He had seven sons:
  • Prince Osman Pasha, married Pakiza Hanim ;
  • Prince Muhammad Ali Pasha, married firstly to Melek Hanim, daughter of General Hilmi Pasha, married secondly to Princess Nazli Hanim, daughter of Muhammad Abdul Halim Pasha, son of Muhammad Ali Pasha and Taranidil Hanim;
  • Prince Ali Kamil Pasha ; married firstly in 1881 and divorced in 1886 to Princess Naima Hanim, daughter of Ismail Pasha, son of Muhammad Ali Pasha the younger, son of Muhammad Ali Pasha, and Nazikper Qadin, married secondly in 1886 to Saliha Zainab Ayad;
  • Prince Ahmad Rushdi, married Ferahdil Hanim ;
  • Prince Ibrahim Rashid Pasha ; married Dawlet Hanim, daughter of Ratib Pasha;
  • Prince Husameddin, married Melek Hanim, daughter of Abdurrahman Sami Pasha Morali;
  • Prince Ali Fazil, married Martha Suarez;
;Daughters
He had six daughters: