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Mehmed Hâdî Pasha
Mehmed Hâdî Pasha (; c. 1861–1932) was an Ottoman general, statesman, and a member of the Freedom and Accord Party. He was born in Baghdad c. 1861 to an ethnic Albanian family. Early in his military career, he was posted to Yemen Vilayet, where he led the campaign against El-Idrisi's (and other) uprisings. He was decorated for his service there, and emerged with the rank of General and the title of Pasha. In 1909, Hadi Pasha was declared governor ( vali) of Kosovo Vilayet. He was General Chief-of-Staff during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 during which he successfully defended Istanbul against the Bulgarians. He retired from the Ottoman Military before the First World War and served as a Senator and a cabinet minister twice (for Education and Agriculture). Hadi Pasha was sent to Paris in 1920 to negotiate and sign the very controversial Treaty of Sèvres, along with Reşat Halis and Rıza Tevfik. Because of his role in this, Hadi Pasha was considered on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasha
Pasha (; ; ) was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitary, dignitaries, and others. ''Pasha'' was also one of the highest titles in the 20th-century Kingdom of Egypt and it was also used in Morocco in the 20th century, where it denoted a regional official or governor of a district. Etymology The English word ''pasha'' comes from Turkish language, Turkish ('; also ()). The Oxford English Dictionary attributes the origin of the English borrowing to the mid-17th century. The etymology of the Turkish word itself has been a matter of debate. Contrary to titles like emir (''amīr'') and bey (sir), which were established in usage much earlier, the title ''pasha'' came into Ottoman Empire, Ottoman usage right after the reign of Osman I (d. 1324), though it had been used before the Ottomans by some Anatolian beyliks, Anatolian Turkish rulers of the same era. Old Turkish had no fixed distinction betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
