Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha
Ottoman statesman and imperial administrator (1855–1922) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: حسین حلمی پاشا Turkish: Hüseyin Hilmi Paşa, also spelled Hussein Hilmi Pasha) (1 April 1855 – 1922) was an Ottoman statesman and imperial administrator. He was twice the Grand Vizier[1] of the Ottoman Empire around the time of the Second Constitutional Era. He was also one-time president of the Turkish Red Crescent.[2]
Hüseyin Hilmi | |
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Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
In office 14 February 1909 – 13 April 1909 | |
Monarch | Abdul Hamid II |
Preceded by | Kâmil Pasha |
Succeeded by | Ahmet Tevfik Pasha |
In office 5 May 1909 – 12 January 1910 | |
Monarch | Mehmed V |
Preceded by | Ahmet Tevfik Pasha |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim Hakki Pasha |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 1908–1909 | |
Inspectorate-General of Macedonia | |
In office 1902–1908 | |
Ambassador to Austria-Hungary | |
In office 1912–1918 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1855-04-01)1 April 1855 Midilli, Eyalet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1922(1922-00-00) (aged 66–67) Vienna, Austria |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Hüseyin Hilmi was one of the most successful Ottoman administrators in the explosive Balkans of the early 20th century, becoming the Ottoman Inspectorate-General of Macedonia[3] from 1902 to 1908, Minister of the Interior[4] from 1908 to 1909, and ambassador to Austria-Hungary[5] from 1912 to 1918. He is often regarded, along with Ahmet Rıza Bey and Hasan Fehmi Pasha, as one of the leading statesmen who encouraged and propagated further progressivism.