Midhat Pasha
Ottoman grand vizier, reformist, and creator of the first Ottoman constitution (1822-1883) · Turkey · On the map · Politicians · Died at 60
Ahmed Şefik Midhat Pasha was an Ottoman politician, reformist, and statesman. He was the author of the Constitution of the Ottoman Empire.
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Midhat Pasha as the Governor of Danube, 1865 (photograph: Abdullah Frères).
Midhat Pasha, according to the magazine S̱ervet-i Funûn (n. 1533-59, December 31, 1925), "when he was Ṣadr-i Âʿẓam" (Grand Vizier), 1872 (photograph: Abdullah frères).Midhat Pasha played a major role in the abolition of slavery in the Ottoman Empire.
Midhat Pasha en route to his exile place Ṭâʾîf, photographed at the dock before his boarding to the ʿİzzu'd-Dîn Steamship through a steamboat, July 28, 1881 (photograph: Vasilakis Kargopoulos).
Governor and the Commander of Hejaz, Osman Nuri Pasha (not to be confused with Ghazi Osman Nuri Pasha), who carried out the extra-judicial execution, photographed during his Hejaz service.
Statue of Midhat Pasha in AnkaraAbout this person
Country
Turkey
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1822 to 1883 · aged 60
