Saffet Pasha
Mehmed Esad Saffet Pasha, also known as Saffet Pasha (1814–1883), was an Ottoman statesman, diplomat and reformer, who served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Abdul Hamid II.[1] He was a representative of the Ottoman Empire, alongside Sadullah Pasha at the Congress of Berlin.
Mehmed Esad Saffet | |
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| Born | 1814 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1883 |
Biography
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He was born in Constantinople as the son of Mehmed Hulusi Ağa who was from Sürmene.
He was a reformer of education during the Tanzimat period of the Ottoman Empire, as he was one of the co-founders of the prestigious Galatasaray High School. Saffet Pasha also represented the Ottoman Government at the 1876 Constantinople Conference.
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See also
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| Preceded by Mehmed Rushdi Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire May 1878 – October 1878 |
Succeeded by Hayreddin Pasha |
References
- İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971 (Turkish)
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