Yusuf Kamil Pasha (; 1808, Arapgir – 1876, Constantinople) was an Ottoman statesman and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Sultan Abdülaziz. Life and career Yusuf Kamil was born in the Anatolian city of Arapgir, and belonged to the Gökbeyi family of the Aq Qoyunlu tribe. His father, Ismâil Beyzâde Mehmed Bey, died when he was young, and he was raised by his uncle Gümrükçü Osman Pasha. While Osman Pasha served as the governor of the sanjaks of Kayseri and Bozok in Ankara Eyalet, Yusuf Kamil was educated by private tutors, but finished his education in Istanbul after his uncle was recalled to the capital. In 1829, after completing his education, Yusuf Kamil entered government service, and worked as a scribe for the Imperial Divan for four years. In Egypt In 1833, Yusuf Kamil left Istanbul for Egypt. According to rumor, Yusuf Kamil had a dream, and was told that his fortune would be waiting for him if he travelled there. After entering the service of Mehmed Ali Pasha, he eventually worked his way up in the court, and eventually married Mehmed Ali's daughter, Zeynep Hanim. In 1845, Mehmed Ali Pasha sent Yusuf Kamil on a mission as the Egyptian envoy to the wedding of Mahmud II's daughter Adile Sultan to Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha. He travelled to Istanbul with lavish gifts and tribute. In recognition of his role, the Sultan granted Yusuf Kamil the title Mîr-i Mîrân (), equivalent to the rank of beylerbey. Mehmed Ali died in 1849, and was succeeded by his son Abbas Hilmi Pasha, who assigned Yusuf Kamil to a mission to Sudan, which he refused, resulting in his exile to Aswan. For his insubordination, he was stripped of his titles and his properties, and forced to divorce his wife Zeynep Hanim. While in prison, Yusuf Kamil undertook the translation of François Fénelon's Les Aventures de Télémaque into Turkish. After several months of captivity in exile, and many letters written to the Sultan and to the Grand Vizier Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Yusuf Kamil was finally released, and was permitted to travel to Istanbul, where he was reunited with his wife. Return to Istanbul After his return to Istanbul, Kamil Pasha was named to the Supreme Council of Judicial Ordinance (), a predecessor to the first Ottoman Parliament. He was also appointed to the General Education Board () and the State Council