Sami Pasha al-Farouqi

Sami Pasha al-Farouqi (1861–1911) was an Ottoman statesman. He was born in Baghdad in 1861.^[a] He graduated from Turkish Military Academy and the War Academy in Istanbul and joined the army in 1887 as a staff captain. He served as an attaché in Berlin for many years. He was assigned to suppress a rebellion in Yemen. In 1906, he was the leader of Turkish troops in Al-Qassim which eventually had to withdraw from the region under pressure from Al Saud.^[1]

Sami Pasha al-Farouqi
Sami Pasha al-Farouqi with Ottoman officers in front of the Karak Saray following the Revolt in 1910
Minister of Zaptiye
In office 1908 – 16 April 1909
Member of Senate of the Ottoman Empire
In office 27 December 1908 – 1911
Personal details
Born	1861 Baghdad, Baghdad Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Died	1911 (aged 49–50) Damascus, Ottoman Syria, Ottoman Empire

On December 27, 1908, he was appointed as a member of the Senate.^[2] Between 1908 and April 16, 1909, he served as the Minister of Zaptiye.^[3] He was appointed as the commander of the army formed to suppress the Hauran Druze Rebellion. He fell ill during the suppression of the rebellion and died in Damascus in 1911.^[2]

Notes

1. Some sources indicate that he was born in 1847 in Mosul.