Said Pasha Kurd

Said Pasha Kurd (Sulaymaniyah 1834 – 20 October 1907 Constantinople), Ottoman statesman, son of Hussein Pasha of Sulaymaniyah[1].

Kurd Said Pasha

Family

He was the brother of Kurd Ahmet Izzet Pasha and brother in law of Mustafa Yamulki, father of Şerif Pasha and Kurd Fuad Pasha, and uncle to Abdul Aziz Yamulki.[1]

Posts held

After holding various administrative posts he became governor-general of the Archipelago (1881), minister for foreign affairs (1881), ambassador at Berlin (1883) and again foreign minister in 1885.[1] He was afterwards president of the Council of State, an office which he held until his death.[1]

gollark: *ponders throwing away 4 eggs, grabbing a few hellfires and waiting 5 hours*
gollark: Odd specificity indeed.
gollark: Paper isn't that tasty...
gollark: Now to figure out what to do with my large pile of unbreedables.
gollark: Are bakikals or whatever rare? They seem to be in high demand.

References
  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Said Pasha Kurd" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1008.


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