Mustafa Reşid Paşa

Mustafa Reşid Paşa was born in Istanbul in 1858/59 (AH 1275); the father's occupation was "Meclis-i Maliye reisi". At about 16, in 1874/75, Mustafa Reşid began work. The annual lists begin in 1874/75, with Mustafa Reşid as Mezahib Odası mülazımı and no place named. Alongside, the lists for 1885/86 give a second post, in Sofia as Sulh heyeti kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1885 to 1894 give a second post, in Bulgaristan as Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1893/94 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Hariciye Nezareti Umur-ı Hukukiye-i Muhtelite Müdür muavini.

The salary went from 500 kuruş a month in 1878/79 to 10,000 in 1893/94, the peak, when 98 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 11 years the salaries add up to 367,800 kuruş, 7 times what an official on the median salary earned, a level reached by fewer than 4 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The final annual entry is for 1893/94.