Yusuf Yaşar Sabit Efendi

Yusuf Yaşar Sabit Efendi was born in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1847/48 (AH 1264). The record gives the community as Maronite Christian (Maruni) and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Millet Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Beirut in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The official was then about 34 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1881/82, the official was about 34 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1881/82, shows Makine Memuru in Beirut, with 200 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1882/83 as Makine Memuru. 28 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 11 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1882/83. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 7.18 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1891/92, when 29 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.