Sami Pasha al-Farouqi (1861–1911) was an Ottoman statesman. He was born in Baghdad in 1861.[a] He graduated from Turkish Military Academy and the War Academy in Istanbul and joined the army in 1887 as a staff captain. He served as an attaché in Berlin for a long time. He was assigned to suppress a rebellion in Yemen. In 1906, he was the leader of Turkish troops in Al-Qassim which eventually had to withdraw from the region under pressure from Al Saud.[1]
Sami Pasha al-Farouqi | |
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 Sami Pasha al-Farouqi with Ottoman officers in front of the Karak Saray following the Revolt in 1910 | |
| Minister of Zaptiye | |
| In office 1908 – 16 April 1909 | |
| Member of Senate of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 27 December 1908 – 1911 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1861 Baghdad, Baghdad Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1911 (aged 49–50) Damascus, Ottoman Syria, Ottoman Empire |
On December 27, 1908, he was appointed as a member of the Senate.[2] Between 1908 and April 16, 1909, he served as the Minister of Zaptiye.[3] He was appointed as the commander of the army formed to suppress the Hauran Druze Rebellion. He fell ill during the suppression of the rebellion and died in Damascus in 1911.[2]
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- ^ a b Meşrutiyete, Geçiş Süreci. Türk Parlamento Tarihi (PDF). p. 143. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Van, Nureddin (2015-06-20). "II. MEŞRUTİYETİN İLÂNINDAN SONRA POLİS TEŞKİLÂTININ DEĞİŞİMİ VE DÖNÜŞÜMÜ". Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (in Turkish) (34): 281–294. ISSN 1302-1842.
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