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

Said Pasha Kurd
President of the Council State
In office
1885 – 20 October 1907
Preceded byMehmet Rauf Avik
Succeeded byMurat Müsait Bey
Personal details
Born1834
Sulaymaniah, Baban, Ottoman Empire
Died20 October 1907
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
RelationsKurd Ahmet Izzet Pasha (brother)
Şerif Pasha and Kurd Fuad Pasha (Son‘s)
Mustafa Yamulki (brother-in-law)
Abdul Aziz Yamulki (nephew)

Family

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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

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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

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