Kheireddine Pacha

Kheireddine Pasha (1822-1890) was Ottoman-Tunisian statesman and reforme. First serving as Prime Minister of the Beylik of Tunis, he later achieved the high post of Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. He was a pragmatic activist who reacted against poverty, and looked to European models for suggestions. He applied the Islamic concept of the public interest, to economic issues. He emphasized the central role of justice and security in economic development. He was a major advocate of modernization for Tunisia's political and economic systems.