Mustafa Fazıl Pasha (; 20 February 1830 – 2 December 1875) was an Ottoman-Egyptian prince of ethnic

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descent belonging to the Muhammad Ali Dynasty founded by his grandfather

Muhammad Ali Pasha Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha, also known as Muhammad Ali of Egypt and the Sudan ( sq, Mehmet Ali Pasha, ar, محمد علي باشا, ; ota, محمد علی پاشا المسعود بن آغا; ; 4 March 1769 – 2 August 1849), was ...

Life

Prince Mustafa was born on 20 February 1830 at

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. He was the third son of

Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt Ibrahim Pasha ( tr, Kavalalı İbrahim Paşa; ar, إبراهيم باشا ''Ibrāhīm Bāshā''; 1789 – 10 November 1848) was an Ottoman Albanian general in the Egyptian army and the eldest son of Muhammad Ali, the Wāli and unrecognised ...

and his consort Ulfat Qadin (died 1865). He was educated at the Egyptian Mission School in

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. When he was eleven years of age Mustafa was

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. On January 18, 1863, Prince Mustafa became the

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to his brother

Isma'il Pasha Isma'il Pasha ( ar, إسماعيل باشا ; 12 January 1830 – 2 March 1895), was the Khedive of Egypt and conqueror of Sudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest of Great Britain. Sharing the ambitious outlook of his gran ...

but on May 28, 1866, the Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz changed the law so that the succession became by a direct male line of the reigning Khedive (''viceroy'') instead of passing from brother to brother. In protest of this decision, Mustafa Fazl Pasha left

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for

, where he patronized the

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opposition against the Sultan

Abdulaziz Abdulaziz ( ota, عبد العزيز, ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; tr, Abdülaziz; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the 32nd List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was 187 ...

. After losing his place as first in the line of succession Prince Mustafa was appointed minister for education in 1862, minister for finance in 1864 and 1869, and for minister for justice from 1871 until 1872.

Death

Mustafa Fazıl died on 2 December 1875 at his mansion located in Vezneciler, Bayezit,

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. 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 (died 1891, buried in Mustafa Fazıl Pasha Mausoleum, Eyüp), mother of Prince Osman Pasha, and Princess Fatima Aziza Amina Hanim; *Dilazad Hanim (died 1885), mother of Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim; *Ramziya Hanim (died 10 June 1867, buried in Mustafa Fazıl Pasha Mausoleum, Eyüp); *Labriza Qadin (died 1895), mother of Princess Rukiya Hanim; *Afitab Qadin (died 1900), mother of Prince Muhammad Ali Pasha, and Prince Husameddin Pasha; *Nawayush Qadin (died 1903), mother of Prince Ali Kamil Pasha; *Misli Jihan Qadin (died 1921), mother of Prince Ahmad Rushdi; *Bihruz Qadin (died 1876), mother of Prince Ibrahim Rashid Pasha; *Ahufar Qadin (died 1903), mother of Princess Fatima Hanim; *Naz Amsal Qadin (died 1902), mother of Princess Zahra Hanim and Princess Saniya Hanim; *Gonjaleb Qadin (died 1933), mother of Prince Ali Fazil; ;Sons He had seven sons: *Prince Osman Pasha (1850 – 1898), married Pakiza Hanim (died 1 May 1922, buried in Imam al-Shafi'i, Cairo); *Prince Muhammad Ali Pasha (1857 – 1915), married firstly to Melek Hanim, daughter of General Hilmi Pasha, married secondly to Princess Nazli Hanim, daughter of Abdul Halim Pasha, son of

; *Prince Ali Kamil Pasha (1858 – 18 April 1929, Nice, France, buried in Imam al-Shafi'i, Cairo); married firstly in 1881 to Princess Naima Hanim, daughter of Ismail Pasha, son of Muhammad Ali Pasha the younger, son of

, married secondly in 1886 to Saliha Zainab Ayad; *Prince Ahmad Rushdi (1858 – 1879, buried in Mustafa Fazıl Pasha Mausoleum, Eyüp), married Ferahdil Hanim (died 1883, buried in Mustafa Fazıl Pasha Mausoleum, Eyüp); *Prince Ibrahim Rashid Pasha (1861 – 16 December 1907, buried in Imam al-Shafi'i, Cairo); married Dawlet Hanim, daughter of Ratib Pasha; *Prince Husameddin (1868 – 21 July 1897, buried in Mustafa Fazıl Pasha Mausoleum, Eyüp), married Melek Hanım, daughter of Abdurrahman Sami Pasha Moralı; *Prince Ali Fazil (1875 – 1925), married Martha Suarez; ;Daughters He had six daughters: * Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim (1853 – 28 December 1913, buried in Imam al-Shafi'i, Cairo), married firstly in 1873 to

Halil Şerif Pasha Halil Şerif Pasha, transliterated variously as Khalil Sherif Pasha ( sq, Halil Sherif Pasha, 20 June 1831 – 12 January 1879), was an Ottoman-Egyptian statesman, diplomat and art collector, who lived during the Tanzimat period. His colle ...

, married secondly in 1900 to

Khelil Bouhageb Khelil Bouhageb (27 August 1863 in Tunis – 8 February 1942 in La Marsa) was a Tunisian politician and reformer. He served as Prime Minister of Tunisia The prime minister of Tunisia ( ar, رئيس حكومة تونس, ra’īs ḥukūmat Tūnis ...

; She was a prominent member of Cairo society and hostess to the first literary salon in the Arab world; *Princess Fatima Aziza Amina Hanim (1854 – 1895, buried in Mustafa Fazıl Pasha Mausoleum, Eyüp), married Keçeçizade Izzet Fuad Pasha, grandson of

Mehmed Fuad Pasha Mehmed Fuad Pasha (1814 – February 12, 1869), sometimes known as Keçecizade Mehmed Fuad Pasha and commonly known as Fuad Pasha, was an Ottoman administrator and statesman, who is known for his prominent role in the Tanzimat reforms of the m ...

; *Princess Rukiya Hanim (1856 – 1906), married Tahir Bey, son of Tunuslu Mahmud Ayad; *Princess Fatima Hanim (1861 – 1933), married Misirli Fuad Pasha, an Albanian; *Princess Zahra Hanim (1868 – 1915), married Mustafa Pasha Orfi; *Princess Saniya Hanim (1870 – 1905), married Khalid Ali Salih Naili, a Cretan;

Ancestry

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