Darwish Pasha al-Kurji
Wali of Sidon
In office
September 1770  October 1771
MonarchMahmud II
Preceded byMuhammad Pasha al-Azm
Succeeded byRecep Pasha (de jur)
Zahir al-Umar (de facto)
Wali of Damascus
In office
June 1783  1784
MonarchMahmud II
Preceded byMuhammad Pasha al-Kurji
Succeeded byAhmad Pasha al-Jazzar
Personal details
NationalityOttoman
RelationsMuhammad Pasha al-Kurji (brother)
ParentUthman Pasha al-Kurji

Darwish Pasha al-Kurji (also known as Osmanzade Dervish Pasha) was an Ottoman statesman who served as wali (governor) of Sidon in 1770–1771 and Damascus in 1783–1784.[1][2] He was the son of Uthman Pasha al-Kurji, who was of Georgian origin.

Darwish Pasha owed his assignment as Wali of Sidon in September 1771 to his father's influence with the Sublime Porte (Ottoman imperial government).[3] Darwish Pasha was dismissed from Sidon in October 1771 after fleeing Sidon after arrival of the rebellious Arab sheikh of Galilee, Zahir al-Umar, who occupied the city. Darwish Pasha was subsequently appointed wali of Karaman in November.[4] He was appointed wali of Damascus in June 1783, replacing his brother Muhammad Pasha al-Kurji who died shortly after taking office. However, the Sublime Porte deemed Darwish Pasha to be incompetent and ultimately replaced him with Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar.[5]

References

  1. Joudah 1987, p. 144.
  2. "Syria". The World Statesman. Ben Cahoon.
  3. Joudah 1987, p. 59.
  4. Joudah 1987, p. 86.
  5. Philipp 2001, p. 71.

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