About Rejeb Khaznadar
Lived 1750 – 1797 (aged 46–47). Rejeb Khaznadar was a Tunisian politician.
Rejeb Khaznadar (; 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, becoming the first Prime Minister in the history of Tunisia.
Biography Rejeb Khaznadar was one of the Mamluks of the Husseinite court and husband of Princess Fatma, daughter of Hussein Bey, founder of dynasty.
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.
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Tunisian politician
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Rejeb Khaznadar was born in 1750 in Beylik of Tunis, Tunis.
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Rejeb Khaznadar died on 21 May 1797 in Tunis.
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Rejeb Khaznadar was a politician.
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Rejeb Khaznadar was Tunisian.
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