Ahmed Arifi Pasha
| Ahmed Arifi Pasha | |
|---|---|
 Photo dates around 1893 | |
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1830 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1895 or 1896 |
Ahmed Arifi Pasha (1830 – 1895/96[1]) was an Ottoman statesman, who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in 1879. In contemporary English-language accounts he was known as Aarifi Pasha.
Biography
Photo dates around 1872
He was born in Constantinople in 1830, his father was a diplomat named Şekip Pasha (in contemporary English Shekib Pasha). He accompanied his father on diplomatic missions to various European capitals, including Rome, Vienna, and Paris. He acquired a good knowledge of French. He served in a series of posts at home and abroad, including ambassador to Vienna and later ambassador to Paris.
On July 28, 1879, he became Grand Vizier but held the post for little more than a month.
He later held various other posts and died in 1895/96.
See also
External links
- M. Th. Houtsma; A. J. Wensinck; T. W. Arnold (1993). E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936. vol. I (1st (reissued) ed.). Brill Academic Publishers. p. 432. ISBN 90-04-09796-1. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
| Preceded by Tunuslu Hayreddin Pasha |
Chief Minister of the Ottoman Empire 1879 |
Succeeded by Küçük Mehmet Sait Pasha |
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