Ahmet Tevfik Pasha
Ahmed Tevfik Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: احمد توفیق پاشا; 11 February 1845 – 8 October 1936), later Ahmet Tevfik Okday after the Turkish Surname Law of 1934, was an Ottoman statesman of Crimean Tatar origin. He was the last grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire. He held the office three times, the first in 1909 under Sultan Abdul Hamid II, and from 1918 to 1919 and from 1920 to 1922 under Mehmed VI during the Allied occupation of Istanbul. In addition to his premiership, Ahmet Tevfik was also a diplomat, a member of the Ottoman Senate, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha | |
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| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 21 October 1920 – 4 November 1922 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed VI |
| Preceded by | Damat Ferid Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished İsmet İnönü, as Prime Minister of Turkey |
| In office 11 November 1918 – 3 March 1919 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed VI |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Izzet Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Damat Ferid Pasha |
| In office 13 April 1909 – 5 May 1909 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Hamid II Mehmed V |
| Preceded by | Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha |
| Foreign Minister of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 1899–1909 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Hamid II |
| Prime Minister | Halil Rifat Pasha Mehmed Said Pasha Mehmed Ferid Pasha Kâmil Pasha Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha |
| Preceded by | Said Halim Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Rifat Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1845 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 8 October 1936 (aged 91) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Tschumi (1859-1949) |
| Children | 5 |
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