Ahmed Vefik Pasha
Ahmed Vefik Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: احمد وفیق پاشا) (3 July 1823 – 2 April 1891) was an Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar, playwright, and translator during the Tanzimat and First Constitutional Era periods. He was commissioned with top-rank governmental duties, including presiding over the first Ottoman Parliament in 1877. He also served as Grand Vizier for two brief periods. He also established the first Ottoman theatre and initiated the first Western style theatre plays in Bursa and translated Molière's major works. His portrait was depicted on the Turkish postcard stamp dated 1966.
Ahmed Vefik Pasha | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 4 February 1878 – 18 April 1878 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Hamid II |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Hamdi Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Sadık Pasha |
| In office 1 December 1882 – 3 December 1882 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Hamid II |
| Preceded by | Mehmed Sadık Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Said Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1823 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 2 April 1891 (aged 67) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
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