Cemal Mersinli (1875 – October 7, 1941), also known as Mehmed Djemal Pasha, Mersinli Djemal, or Djemal Kuchuk ( tr, Küçük Cemal Paşa; meaning the lesser Djemal to distinguish him from the higher-ranking

Djemal Pasha Ahmed Djemal ( ota, احمد جمال پاشا, Ahmet Cemâl Paşa; 6 May 1872 – 21 July 1922), also known as Cemal Pasha, was an Ottoman military leader and one of the Three Pashas that ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Djemal wa ...

) was a general of the Ottoman and Turkish armies and a politician of the

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and the

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.Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, ''Türk Parlamento Tarihi, Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.B. I. Dönem 1919-1923 - III. Cilt: I. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri'', Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, , pp. 472-474. During the

Arab Revolt The Arab Revolt ( ar, الثورة العربية, ) or the Great Arab Revolt ( ar, الثورة العربية الكبرى, ) was a military uprising of Arab forces against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. On t ...

, he led Turkish forces in an attack on

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on 21 Oct. 1917. The Ottoman forces were defeated by forces under the command of

Mawlud Mukhlis Mawlud Mukhlis ( ar, مولود مخلص), born in Mosul in 1886 and died in Beirut, Lebanon in 1951, was an Arab nationalist, soldier and Iraqi politician. He headed the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq from December 1937 to November 1941. Biograph ...

, Faisal's '' aide-de-camp''.

Medals and Decorations

* Medal of Independence with Green Ribbon

Sources

External links

* Dursun Gök
Mersinli Cemal Paşa
''Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi'', Sayı 34, Cilt: XII, Mart 1996 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mersinli, Cemal 1875 births 1941 deaths People from Mersin Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Military College alumni Ottoman Army officers Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars Ottoman military personnel of World War I Politicians of the Ottoman Empire Government ministers of the Ottoman Empire Malta exiles Turkish Army generals Turkish people of the Turkish War of Independence Deputies of Isparta Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Green Ribbon (Turkey)