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Full Name
  
Huseyin Avni

Name
  
Huseyin Zaimler

Rank
  
Mirliva

Huseyin Avni Zaimler
Died
  
10 March 1930(1930-03-10) Adana, Turkey

Political party
  
Republican People's Party

Allegiance
  
Ottoman Empire (1895–1918)  Turkey (1919–1924)

Years of service
  
November 24, 1895 – May 7, 1918 May 15, 1919 – March 31, 1924

Commands
  
Monastir Central Command, Monastir 2nd Hunter Battalion, Adana 1st Battalion, Adana Gendarmerie Regiment, Izmir Gendarmerie Regiment Akhisar Area Command, Izmir Northern Front (deputy)

Huseyin Avni Zaimler (1877, Bitola – March 10, 1930, Adana), known as Huseyin Avni Bey or Huseyin 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 Ataturk'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, with the style of Pasha. He is a descendant of Ottoman Grand Vizier Lala Mehmed Pasha.

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Biography

Huseyin Avni was born in 1877 as the son of Mustafa Bey. Upon graduating from Monastir Military High School in 1893, where he befriended Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, he attended Ottoman Military Academy. In 1903 he was promoted to the rank of Captain and in 1908 he was promoted to the rank of Major.

Medals and Decorations

  • Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon
  • References

    Huseyin Avni Zaimler Wikipedia