Mektubîzade M. Reşit Ronabar Pasha, commonly known as Reşit Ronabar or Reşit Pasha (born in 1868 in Damascus, Ottoman Syria - died in 1924 in the Republic of Turkey) was an Ottoman governor who served in the

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Sivas Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province. The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is ...

, and several other locations in the

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. He was also a deputy in the first

Ottoman Parliament The General Assembly ( tr, Meclis-i Umumî (French romanization: "Medjliss Oumoumi" ) or ''Genel Parlamento''; french: Assemblée Générale) was the first attempt at representative democracy by the imperial government of the Ottoman Empire. Als ...

(1916), and played an important role as a politician during the foundation years of the Republic of Turkey.

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Politicians from Damascus 1868 births 1924 deaths Governors of the Ottoman Empire Turkish politicians Mekteb-i Mülkiye alumni {{Turkey-politician-stub