He was a famous statesman. He was born in Istanbul, in 1800. He began to Moslem Theological School after he got education from his father. He grew up near husband of his sister, Ali Pasha. Mustafa Resit Pasha went to war in Mora as the private secretary of Minister. He was the clerk in the Ottoman-Russian War, in 1828-1829. He impressed Sultan Mahmud II with his summaries he wrote in the wars. Due to this fact, he was appointed to the representative of the Ahmedi Room. He was the clerk of the Edirne Peace Treaty. He was sent to Paris as the ambassador, in 1834. He had the mission to take Algeria but he could not have solve this problem. He returned to Istanbul, in 1835. He was sent to Paris again same month an he learned French. He reconciled the relations with Britain and was appointed as the Minister of External Affairs. He signed the External Trade agreement with Britain (16th August 1838). He worked on reformation acts and persuaded Mahmud II about this subject. He made a draft law to forbid bribe and forced labour. Due to this draft he was appointed as the London Ambassador. Meanwhile, Mahmud II had died and then Abdulmecid I succeded him. The empire was facing with difficulties in this period. Mustafa Resid Pasha influenced the Sultan about the reforms he planned and on 3rd November 1839, Gulhane Hatti Humayun was declared. With the London Agreement signed on 15th July 1840, the Egypt Problem was solved and Mustafa Resid Pasha was appointed as Paris Ambassador on the next day. He was appointed to be the grand vizier, on 28th September 1846. Meanwhile, the Greece problem was solved. Mustafa Resit Pasha forbade the slave trade. He criticised some parts of the Reform Act in his article pressed on 28th February 1856. He became the grand vizier for the sixth time on 22nd October 1857 and died one year after.

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