Midhat Pasha
Ottoman politician, reformist and statesman (1822–1883) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Ahmed Şefik Midhat, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.
Ahmed Shefik Midhat Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: احمد شفيق مدحت پاشا, romanized: Aḥmed Şefīḳ Midḥat Pāşā; 1822 – 26 April 1883) was an Ottoman politician, reformist, and statesman. He was the author of the Constitution of the Ottoman Empire.
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مدحت پاشا | |
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Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
In office 19 December 1876 – 5 February 1877 | |
Monarch | Abdulhamid II (r. 1876–1909) |
Preceded by | Mehmed Rushdi Pasha |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim Edhem Pasha |
In office 31 July 1872 – 19 October 1872 | |
Monarch | Abdulaziz (r. 1861–1876) |
Preceded by | Mahmud Nedim Pasha |
Succeeded by | Mehmed Rushdi Pasha |
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Born | 1822 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 26 April 1883 (aged 60) Taif, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Parliament | Parliament of the Ottoman Empire |
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Midhat was born in Istanbul and educated from a private medrese. In July 1872, he was appointed grand vizier by Abdulaziz (r. 1861–1876), though was removed in August. During the First Constitutional Era, in 1876, he co-founded the Ottoman Parliament. Midhat was noted as a kingmaker and leading Ottoman democrat. He was part of a governing elite which recognized the crisis the Empire was in and considered reform to be a dire need. Midhat was reportedly killed in al-Ta'if.