Hüseyin Avni Zaimler

Hüseyin Avni Zaimler (1877, Bitola – March 10, 1930, Adana), also known as Hüseyin Avni Bey or Hüseyin Avni Pasha, was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. After the declaration of the Republic of Turkey, he became a politician and served in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. With Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's order on November 21, 1923, Huseyin Avni received the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon, the highest decoration at the time, for his service during the Turkish War of Independence. On 24 January 1924, he was promoted to rank Mirliva. He was a descendant of the Ottoman Grand Vizier Lala Mehmed Pasha.

Hüseyin Avni Zaimler
Member of the Parliament for Saruhanlı
In office
23 April 1920 – 10 March 1930
Personal details
Born
Hüseyin Avni

1877
Bitola (Turkish: Manastır), Ottoman Empire
Died(1930-03-10)10 March 1930
Adana, Turkey
Political partyRepublican People's Party
Military service
Allegiance Ottoman Empire (1895–1918)
 Turkey (1919–1924)
Years of serviceNovember 24, 1895 – May 7, 1918
May 15, 1919 – March 31, 1924
RankMajor general
CommandsMonastir Central Command, Monastir 2nd Hunter Battalion, Adana 1st Battalion, Adana Gendarmerie Regiment, Izmir Gendarmerie Regiment
Akhisar Area Command, Izmir Northern Front (deputy)
Battles/warsGreco-Turkish War (1897)
Balkan Wars
World War I
Turkish War of Independence
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