Tatar Osman Pasha ( ''Tatar Osman Paşa''; d. 25 June 1845) was an Ottoman statesman of Crimean Tatar origin who served as Vali of

Jeddah Eyalet Habesh Eyalet (; ) was an Ottoman eyalet. It was also known as the Eyalet of Jeddah and Habesh, as Jeddah was its chief town, and Habesh and Hejaz. It extended on the areas of coastal Hejaz and Northeast Africa of Eritrea that border the Red Sea ...

and Shaykh of the Meccan Haram from 1841 to 1845. Serving in the regular Nizamiye army, he was promoted to the rank of ''

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'' in Shawwal 1241 AH (May/June 1826), then later to ''

miralay ''Miralay'' or ''Mîr-i alay'' (Gendarmerie: ''Alaybeyi'') was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. The modern Turkish equivalent is ''Albay'', meaning Colonel. ''Miralay'' is a compound word composed of '' Mir'' (commander) and ''Ala ...

''. In 1251 AH (1835/1836) he was promoted to ''

mirliva ''Mirliva'' or ''Mîr-i livâ'' was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. It corresponds to brigadier general ( modern Turkish: ''Tuğgeneral'') and division general ( modern Turkish: ''Tümgeneral'') in the modern Turkish Army. ''M ...

''. In 1252 AH (1836/1837) he was promoted to '' ferik'' and served in

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. On 25 Receb 1253 AH (c. 26 October 1837) he was made a ''

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'' and appointed Shaykh of the Medinan Haram. On 2 Zilhicce 1256 AH (c. 26 January 1841) he was appointed Vali of Jeddah and Shaykh of the Meccan Haram. He died in Jeddah on 25 June 1845 and was buried there.

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