Alemdar Mustafa Pasha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlemdar Mustafa Pasha
Ottoman Grand Vizier
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1755
Place of Birth: Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
Date of Death: 15-Nov-1808
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Alemdar Mustafa Pasha
- Alemdar Mustafa Pasha (also called Bayraktar Mustafa Pasha; died 15 November 1808) was an Ottoman military commander and a Grand Vizier born in Khotyn in then Ottoman territory Ukraine in 1765.
- He was of Albanian origin, from the village of Goskovë near Korçë.
- Both alemdar and bayraktar mean "the standard bearer" and were the names given to the same rank in the Janissary corps.
- Alemdar Mustafa Pasha is often regarded as one of the pioneering public figures, who recognized the need of a modern army, as he was instrumental in setting up the French military mission in 1796.
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