Arslan Pasha was appointed as "wali" of Sidon in 1703, succeeding his brother. During his term, Emir Bashir I was confirmed the tax farmer of Mount Lebanon, and the latter appoint Umar al-Zaydani as the tax farmer of Safad. Emir Bashir was also appointed by Arslan Pasha as the tax farmer of the predominantly Shia-populated Jabal Amil. After the "wali" of Damascus, Arnavud Osman Agha, was dismissed in the middle of 1703, Arslan Pasha was appointed as his replacement as well as "amir al-hajj". However, he died prior to the Hajj pilgrim caravan's departure in early 1704. According to historian Ahmad Hasan Joudah, Arslan Pasha was alive and continued to serve as "wali" of Sidon until 1706. The Matarci-oglu continued to be a prominent household, with one of its members, Beşir Pasha succeeding Arslan Pasha in Sidon in 1706–1712 and 1715–1717.