Mehmed Hâdî Pasha (; c. 1861–1932) was an Ottoman general, statesman, and a member of the

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. He was born in

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c. 1861 to an ethnic

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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

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. In 1909, Hadi Pasha was declared governor ( vali) of Kosovo Vilayet. He was General Chief-of-Staff during the

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of 1912-13 during which he successfully defended

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against the

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. He retired from the

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before the

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and served as a Senator and a cabinet minister twice (for Education and Agriculture). Hadi Pasha was sent to

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in 1920 to negotiate and sign the very controversial

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, along with

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and Rıza Tevfik. Because of his role in this, Hadi Pasha was considered one of the 150 persona non grata by the Republic of Turkey, along with the other signatories of the treaty and the Ottoman imperial family itself. He was thereafter exiled to

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, where he died in 1932.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pasha, Mehmed Hâdî 1860s births 1932 deaths Politicians from Baghdad Politicians from the Ottoman Empire People of the Turkish War of Independence