Ministry of the Pen
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The Minister of the Pen replaced the former role of the Bey's principal secretary (bach kateb). The bach katebs under each ruler were:[4]
- Hussein Bey: Belhassen Sehili and fr:Hussein Khouja[5]
- Ali Bey: Abdellatif Sehili[6][7]: 226 then Abderrahmane Baklouti[8]
- Mohamed Rachid Bey: fr:Ahmed Lasram[9][7]: 237
- Ali II Bey: Abderrahmane Baklouti
- Hammouda Pasha: Abderrahmane Baklouti, fr:Hammouda Ben Abdelaziz,[7]: 256 Mohamed Darnaoui, fr:Mohamed Lasram III
- Hussein II Bey: fr:Mahmoud Lasram[10]
- Mustapha Bey: fr:Mohamed Lasram IV[11]
- Ahmed Bey, Mohammed Bey and Sadok Bey: Mohamed Lasram IV with vacant periods until 1861[11]
Mohamed Lasram IV fell out with Mustapha Khaznadar and resigned from his post, only becoming bach kateb once again in 1855 under Mohammed Bey.[11] At his death in 1861 the post fell vacant, until Sadok Bey appointed Mohammed Aziz Bouattour, a prominent young scribe at court favoured by the Grand Vizier Mustapha Khaznadar in 1864.[12][4] A few months later, during the constitution of the first modern Tunisian government, the Ministry of the Pen was created, with Bouattour as the first office-holder.[13]
