Rejeb Khaznadar | |
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Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
In office 1759–1782 | |
Monarch | Ali II |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Moustapha Khodja |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1720 Tunis, Beylik of Tunis |
Died | 21 May 1797 Tunis, Beylik of Tunis | (aged 76–77)
Nationality | Tunisian |
Spouse | Princess Lalla Fatma |
Rejeb Khaznadar (Arabic: رجب خزندار; died May 21, 1797, in Tunis) was a Tunisian politician and before that he was a mamluk of Greek origin. He became Prime Minister of the Beylik of Tunis in 1759,[1] becoming the first Prime Minister in the history of Tunisia.