Mustafa Bosnevi Efendi

The life of Mustafa Bosnevi Efendi began in Medina (Medine) in 1813/14 (AH 1229); the father's occupation was "Harem-i Şerif-i Nebevî imamı". The schooling was at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi).

At about 40, in 1853/54, Mustafa Bosnevi began work in Medina. Every annual entry from 1853/54 to 1899/1900 places Mustafa Bosnevi in the same post, Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Rûznâmçe Kalemi mülazımı, in Medina, the birthplace. A career like this is rare; 14 of the 446 officials whose entries span 40 years or more stayed in one place throughout. In place of a title the lists give Vefat (death) for 1899/1900. Few careers in the lists are as long; fewer than 2 per cent of the 8,239 officials have entries spanning 48 years or more.

The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1862/63 to 1,032.08 in 1883/84, the peak, in Medina, when 85 per cent of paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 616.08 kuruş. Over 24 years the salaries add up to 164,772 kuruş, 1.4 times what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1899/1900.