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Mehmet Akif Pasha

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Mehmet Pasha

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1894, Canakkale, Turkey


Mehmet Akif Pasha

Mehmet Akif Pasha (1822–1893), also known as Arnavut Mehmet Akif Pasha and Kalkandereli Mehmed Akif Pasha, was an Albanian statesman and governor of the Ottoman Empire.

From the year 1860 to 1893, he was the governor of nine provinces:

  • Salonica Vilayet
  • Danube Vilayet
  • Bosnia Vilayet
  • Prizren Vilayet
  • Janina Vilayet
  • Adrianople Vilayet
  • Baghdad Vilayet
  • Konya Vilayet
  • Vilayet of the Archipelago

    • Between March 1874 and June 1875, Mehmet Akif was appointed Minister of Justice. In addition, he was head of the Council of State (Şura-yı Devle).

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