Ahmed Arifi Pasha (1830 – 1895/96
) was an Ottoman noble,
senator
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, statesman and reformist, who served as
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in 1879. In contemporary English-language accounts he was known as Aarifi Pasha. He was a liberal and supported
Midhat Pasha
Ahmed Şefik Midhat Pasha ( ota , احمد شفيق مدحت پاشا, 18 October 1822 – 26 April 1883) was an Ottoman democrat, kingmaker and one of the leading statesmen during the late Tanzimat period. He is most famous for leading the O ...
’s efforts to introduce the
First Constitutional Era
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.
Biography
He was born in
Istanbul
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in 1830, his father was a diplomat named Şekip Pasha (in contemporary English Shekib Pasha). He accompanied his father on diplomatic missions to various European capitals, including
Rome
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Vienna
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, and
Paris
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. He acquired a good knowledge of French. He served in a series of posts at home and abroad, including ambassador to Vienna and later ambassador to Paris.
On July 28, 1879, he became Grand Vizier but held the post for little more than a month.
He later held various other posts and died in 1895/96.
See also
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List of Ottoman grand viziers
Bibliography
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References
Pashas
1830 births
1895 deaths
19th-century Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Ottoman Empire
Members of the Senate of the Ottoman Empire
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