Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha
Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: حسین حلمی پاشا Turkish: Hüseyin Hilmi Paşa, also spelled Hussein Hilmi Pasha) (1 April 1855 – 1922) was an Ottoman statesman and imperial administrator. He was twice the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire around the time of the Second Constitutional Era. He was also one-time president of the Turkish Red Crescent.
Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha | |
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Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha as Ottoman Inspector General of Macedonia, photograph taken between 1903 and 1908. | |
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 14 February 1909 – 13 April 1909 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Hamid II |
| Preceded by | Kâmil Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Tevfik Pasha |
| In office 5 May 1909 – 12 January 1910 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed V |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Tevfik Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Hakki Pasha |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 1908–1909 | |
| Inspectorate-General of Macedonia | |
| In office 1902–1908 | |
| Ambassador to Austria-Hungary | |
| In office 1912–1918 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1855 Midilli, Eyalet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1922 (aged 66–67) Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
Hüseyin Hilmi was one of the most successful Ottoman administrators in the explosive Balkans of the early 20th century, becoming the Ottoman Inspectorate-General of Macedonia from 1902 to 1908, Minister of the Interior from 1908 to 1909, and ambassador to Austria-Hungary from 1912 to 1918. He is often regarded, along with Ahmet Rıza Bey and Hasan Fehmi Pasha, as one of the leading statesmen who encouraged and propagated further progressivism.