Said Pasha Kurd

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Said Pasha Kurd (Sulaymaniyah 1834 – 20 October 1907 Constantinople) was an Ottoman Kurdish statesman, son of Hussein Pasha of Sulaymaniyah.[1]

Family[edit]

He was the brother of Kurd Ahmet Izzet Pasha and brother in law of Mustafa Yamulki, father of Şerif Pasha and Kurd Fuad Pasha, and uncle to Abdul Aziz Yamulki.[1]

Posts held[edit]

After holding various administrative posts he became governor-general of the Archipelago (1881), minister for foreign affairs (1881), ambassador at Berlin (1883) and again foreign minister in 1885.[1] He was afterwards president of the Council of State, an office which he held until his death.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Said Pasha Kurd" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1008.