Ahmed Hamdi Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in 1878
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Ahmed Hamdi Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: احمد حمدی پاشا) (1826–1885) was an Ottoman monarchist, administrator and conservative statesman during the First Constitutional Era.
Ahmed Hamdi | |
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| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 11 January 1878 – 4 February 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Edhem Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Vefik Pasha |
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| Born | 1826 |
| Died | 1885 (aged 58–59) |
Biography
He was the governor of İzmir from 1873 to 1874 and he afterwards served as the governor of Bosnia throughout the rest of 1874.[1] From 1875 to 8 May 1876, and from 1880 to 1885, he was the governor of Damascus, Syria.[2][3][4] In 1876 he was also the governor of Shkodër, Albania for a brief period.[5]
He served shortly as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 11 January 1878 to 4 February 1878 during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).
The Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II[6] dismissed him upon pressure of the Young Ottomans during the First Constitutional Era.[7][8]
He is buried in Beirut, Lebanon, in Bachoura cemetery.
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