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Midhat Pasha

1822 - 1883

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Ahmed Şefik Midhat Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: احمد شفيق مدحت پاشا, romanized: Aḥmed Şefīḳ Midḥat Pāşā; 1822 – 26 April 1883) was an Ottoman politician, reformist, and statesman. He was the author of the Constitution of the Ottoman Empire. Midhat was born in Istanbul and educated from a private medrese. In July 1872, he was appointed grand vizier by Abdulaziz (r. 1861–1876), though was removed in August. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Midhat Pasha is the 3,652nd most popular politician (down from 2,910th in 2019), the 381st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 331st in 2019) and the 199th most popular Turkish Politician.

Midhat Pasha was a reformer in the Ottoman Empire. He is most famous for his policies that were meant to modernize the empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Midhat Pasha ranks 3,652 out of 19,576Before him are Agis IV, Siim Kallas, James Macpherson, Jahan Shah, Roman the Great, and Christina of Lorraine. After him are Francis Phoebus of Navarre, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Olaf III of Norway, Milonia Caesonia, and Sanakht.

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Among people born in 1822, Midhat Pasha ranks 19Before him are Étienne Lenoir, Charles Hermite, Edmond de Goncourt, Sa'id of Egypt, Rosa Bonheur, and Adelaide of Austria. After him are Joseph Bertrand, Francis, Duke of Cádiz, Robert Luther, Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, and Olga Nikolaevna of Russia. Among people deceased in 1883, Midhat Pasha ranks 10Before him are Ivan Turgenev, Gustave Doré, Emir Abdelkader, Henri, Count of Chambord, Dayananda Saraswati, and Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Charles II, Duke of Parma, Joseph Plateau, Eva Gonzalès, Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, Thomas Mayne Reid, and Pertevniyal Sultan.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Midhat Pasha ranks 381 out of 1,347Before him are Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), Maria of Alania (1053), Cornelius Castoriadis (1922), Artemidorus (200), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), and Telipinu (-1600). After him are Walter Sydney Adams (1876), Laskarina Bouboulina (1771), Gyges of Lydia (-790), Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959), Theodore II Palaiologos (1396), and Paul of Samosata (200).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Midhat Pasha ranks 199Before him are Pharamond (370), Fritigern (400), Mursili III (-1400), Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), Maria of Alania (1053), and Telipinu (-1600). After him are Gyges of Lydia (-790), Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959), Theodore II Palaiologos (1396), Deiphobus (null), Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1216), and Hüma Hatun (1400).