Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar
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Mohamed Arbi Zarrouk Khaznadar | |
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| Grand Vizier of the Beylik of Tunis | |
| In office 1815 – October 29, 1822 | |
| Preceded by | Youssef Saheb Ettabaâ |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Khodja |
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| Born | c. 1760 Le Bardo, Beylik of Tunis |
| Died | October 29, 1822 Tunis, Beylik of Tunis |
Mohamed Arbi Zarrouk Khaznadar (born 1760 in Le Bardo - October 29, 1822 in Tunis) was Prime Minister and Khaznadar (minister of Finances) of Beylik of Tunis.
Family
He was born to a wealthy feudal Sharif family from Béja. The family had close ties to the Bey court : his paternal grandfather Ahmed Zarrouk was the secretary of the cheikh Youssef Bourtaghiz (the Hanafit bach-mufti and the power broker of Hussein Bey I), his maternal grandfather was the influential minister Radjab Khaznadar.
Mohamed Arbi Zarrouk was also the foster brother of the princess Amina Baya, sister of Hammuda Pacha and the future wife of Mahmoud Bey. He was educated by his father who was controller of restoration works of the Beylicla palace.