▁the ▁Grand ▁V iz ier ▁from ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Fu ad ▁P asha , ▁Me h med ▁E min ▁ Â li ▁P asha ▁and ▁Must af a ▁Re ş id ▁P asha , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁reform ers ▁of ▁the ▁T anz imat ▁period . ▁ ▁Me h med ▁Ali ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hem ş in , ▁a ▁city ▁along ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁coast ▁in ▁modern ▁Turkey , ▁and ▁was ▁of ▁eth nic ▁Hem sh in ▁descent . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁an ▁Ist an bul ▁shop keeper ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁translation ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁before ▁being ▁made ▁Ott oman ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 6 . ▁He ▁married ▁Princess ▁Ad ile ▁Sultan , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁s ultan ▁Mah m ud ▁II , ▁and ▁thus ▁became ▁" D am at " ▁( T urk ish : ▁br ides g room ) ▁to ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁dynast y . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁Grand ▁V iz iers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 8 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Grand ▁V iz iers ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁Category : T urk ish ▁people ▁of