Muhammad Pasha al-Shalik | |
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Monarch | Mustafa III (1757-1774) |
Wali of Damascus | |
In office 1760–1760 |
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Preceded by | Çeteci Abdullah Pasha |
Succeeded by | Uthman Pasha al-Kurji |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Religion | Islam |
Muhammad Pasha al-Shalik (also known as Ishalyq Mehmed Pasha, surname also spelled Jalik) was the Ottoman governor of Damascus in 1760, but he was replaced later that year by Uthman Pasha al-Kurji. He served a total of nine months as Wali of Damascus. According to historian Ahmad Hasan Joudah, the conditions under which Muhammad Pasha ruled were "unfavorable" and included devastating earthquakes,a six month-long plague that spread across Ottoman Syria from Antioch to Gaza, a massive food shortage due to the loss of much of the harvest during a frost. Unable to alleviate the situation in Damascus, Muhammad Pasha was dismissed.