Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha

Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha

Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha (also known as Koca Hüsrev Pasha; sometimes known in Western sources as just Husrev Pasha or Khosrew Pasha; 1756–1855) was an Ottoman admiral, reformer and statesman, who was Kapudan Pasha ("Grand Admiral") of the Ottoman Navy. He reached the position of Grand Vizier rather late in his career, between 2 July 1839 and 8 June 1840 during the reign of Abdulmejid I. However, during the 1820s, he occupied key administrative roles in the fight against regional warlords, the reformation of the army, and the reformation of Turkish attire. He was one of the main statesmen who predicted a war with the Russian Empire, which would eventually be the case with the outbreak of the Crimean War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha is the 10,798th most popular politician (down from 8,930th in 2019). (down from 1,760th in 2019)