Halil Rifat Pasha
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Halil Rifat Pasha was an Ottoman statesman and a grand vizier
for six years between 1895 till his death 1901, under the reign of Abdülhamid II.
, then he was continued to Mekteb-i Mülkiye
in Istanbul
.
, then he advanced by degrees and appointed to higher official positions by passage of time. In 1882 he was appointed as mutasarrıf
of Vidin
, then he was appointed as governor of Sivas, Aidin (1885) and Monastir (1887) . He was appointed as minister of internal affairs in 1893 . Then he was appointed as grand vizier
in 1895 . The most important events in his era as grand vizier were the riots of Sason
(in 1895) and in Crete
(in 1897), as well as the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 which ended with Ottoman victory.
Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier, in Turkish Vezir-i Azam or Sadr-ı Azam , deriving from the Arabic word vizier , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself...
for six years between 1895 till his death 1901, under the reign of Abdülhamid II.
Education
He received education in an islamic type parish school in ThessalonikiThessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, then he was continued to Mekteb-i Mülkiye
Mekteb-i Mülkiye
Mekteb-i Mülkiye, established on February 12, 1859 in Istanbul, was a vocational high school in the Ottoman Empire. Following the foundation of the Republic, the school moved in 1936 to Cebeci quarter in Ankara. On December 4, 1938, the school was renamed "School of Political Sciences"...
in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
.
Life and career
After his education years, he was started to work as a mailing clerk in VidinVidin
Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Serbia and Romania, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin...
, then he advanced by degrees and appointed to higher official positions by passage of time. In 1882 he was appointed as mutasarrıf
Mutasarrif
In the Ottoman Empire, a mutasarrıf was the governor of a district. This administrative unit sometimes independent and sometimes was part of a vilayet , administered by a wali, and contained nahiye , each administered by a kaymakam.-External links:*...
of Vidin
Vidin
Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Serbia and Romania, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin...
, then he was appointed as governor of Sivas, Aidin (1885) and Monastir (1887) . He was appointed as minister of internal affairs in 1893 . Then he was appointed as grand vizier
Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier, in Turkish Vezir-i Azam or Sadr-ı Azam , deriving from the Arabic word vizier , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself...
in 1895 . The most important events in his era as grand vizier were the riots of Sason
Sason
Sason is a district in the Batman Province of Turkey. It was formerly part of the sanjak of Siirt, which was in Diyarbakır vilayet until 1880 and in Bitlis vilayet in 1892. Later it became part of Muş sanjak in Bitlis vilayet, and remained part of Muş until 1927...
(in 1895) and in Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
(in 1897), as well as the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 which ended with Ottoman victory.