Before the war was over, he traveled to Jeddah (in modern Saudi Arabia) as the chamberlain (kethüda).

On 22 March 1739, he was appointed as the Grand Vizier, the highest post in the empire next to that of the sultan.

Although he returned to Istanbul as a victorious commander, he wasn't as successful in civil administration.

He was inefficient during the great fires of Istanbul and a rebellion, which had to be subdued by the other statesmen of the empire.

In just three years' span, he was sequentially appointed to so many districts in rapid succession that in most cases, he had to leave for the next place of duty before he could even be inaugurated for his previous post.