Rejeb Khaznadar
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Rejeb Khaznadar | |
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| 1st Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
| In office 1759–1782 | |
| Monarch | Ali II |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Moustapha Khodja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1720 |
| Died | 21 May 1797 (aged 76–77) |
| Spouse | Princess Lalla Fatma |
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Rejeb Khaznadar (Arabic: رجب خزندار; died May 21, 1797, in Tunis) was a Tunisian politician and before that he was a mamluk of Greek origin. He became Prime Minister of the Beylik of Tunis in 1759,[1] becoming the first Prime Minister in the history of Tunisia.