Muharrem Mümtaz Efendi

The life of Muharrem Mümtaz Efendi began in Germili in 1864/65 (AH 1281); the father's occupation was "Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi ceza reisi". At about 22, in 1886/87, Muharrem Mümtaz began work, on a first salary of 600 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1886/87, names Muharrem Mümtaz as Şûrâ-yı Devlet Tanzimat Dairesi ikinci sınıf mülazımı, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1907 to 1910 give a second post, in Baghdad as Bağdat vali muavini. Alongside, the lists for 1909/10 give a second post, in Şanlıurfa as Urfa mutasarrıfı. Alongside, the lists for 1909/10 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Karesi mutasarrıfı.

Pay rose from 600 kuruş a month in 1886/87 to a peak of 6,000 in 1907/08, in Baghdad, when 98 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 21 years the salaries add up to 443,760 kuruş, 4.2 times what an official on the median salary earned, a level reached by fewer than 7 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.