Mehmed Nabi Bey

The life of Mehmed Nabi Bey began in Bosna in 1868/69 (AH 1285); the father's occupation was "müşir". Mehmed Nabi began work in 1887/88, at about 19. The first annual entry, for 1887/88, names Mehmed Nabi as Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Ecnebiye Kalemi mülazımı, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1889/90 give a second post, in Belgrade as Belgrad Sefareti üçüncü kâtibi ve kançılarya görevlisi. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1892 give a second post, in Pazar as Atina Sefareti üçüncü kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1891 to 1896 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Petersburg şehbenderi. Alongside, the lists for 1895 to 1901 give a second post, in Paris as Paris Sefareti başkâtibi.

Pay rose from 1,000 kuruş a month in 1888/89 to a peak of 4,600 in 1900/01, in Paris, when 97 per cent of paid officials earned less. On average the pay stood in the top 6.8 per cent of each year's paid officials; fewer than 2 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more stood as high. The last annual entry is for 1900/01.