Rüstem Mariani

Rüstem Mariani
Rüstem Mariani
	Rüstem Mariani Pasha
Born	1810; Florence, Italy
Died	1885 (aged 74–75); London, England

Rüstem Mariani, also known as Rüstem Mariani Pasha, Rüstem Pasha, Rostem Pasha (Ottoman: رستم مارياني باشا) was an Ottoman diplomat, and the third Mutasarrif of Mount Lebanon.

Early life

Rüstem was born in 1810 in a wealthy, Italian Latin Catholic family in Florence. His paternal lineage is believed to have noble roots, with connections to the Ottoman Empire. Rüstem received quality education, but his father lost the family wealth and died at a young age.[1]

Career

Diplomacy

Thanks to his mother's connections, Rüstem landed a job with the Ottoman ambassador to Rome, and he became his protégé. He traveled with the ambassador to Istanbul, and obtained the Ottoman citizenship.

Rüstem's quickly advanced in his career at the Ottoman Foreign Ministry. he served as a translator and confidential secretary to various ministries. He was later appointed Ottoman plenipotentiary in Florence and Rome, then ambassador to the Russian Empire in Saint Petersburg.[1]

Governor

Rüstem was promoted to the rank of vizier and appointed governor of Mount Lebanon by the imperial decrees in 1873 for a term of ten years.[1]

Later years and death

Rustem was appointed in 1883 as ambassador to London. He died there two years later.[1]

Personal life

Rüstem never married.[1]

References

Akarli, Engin (1993). "The Long Peace: Ottoman Lebanon, 1861–1920". University of California Press - California Digital Library. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 195. Retrieved 2022-05-22.

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[:0-1] Akarli, Engin (1993). "The Long Peace: Ottoman Lebanon, 1861–1920". University of California Press - California Digital Library. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 195. Retrieved 2022-05-22.