Mustafa Fazıl Pasha (Arabic: مصطفى بهجت علي فاضل باشا; 20 February 1832 – 2 December 1875) was an Ottoman-Egyptian prince of ethnic Albanian descent belonging to the Muhammad Ali Dynasty founded by his grandfather Muhammad Ali Pasha.
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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 (died 1865). 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 (viceroy) 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 (died 1891, buried in Mustafa Fazıl Pasha Mausoleum, Eyüp), mother of Prince Osman Pasha, and Princess Fatima Aziza Amina Hanim;
Dilazad Hanim (1837 – 1885), an Anatolian, and 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);