Ahmed Vefik Pasha

Ahmed Vefik
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
4 February 1878 – 18 April 1878
MonarchAbdul Hamid II
Preceded byAhmed Hamdi Pasha
Succeeded byMehmed Sadık Pasha
In office
1 December 1882 – 3 December 1882
MonarchAbdul Hamid II
Preceded byMehmed Sadık Pasha
Succeeded byMehmed Said Pasha
Personal details
Born3 July 1823
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died2 April 1891(1891-04-02) (aged 67)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
NationalityOttoman

Ahmed Vefik Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: احمد وفیق پاشا) (3 July 1823  – 2 April 1891) was an Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar, playwright, and translator during the Tanzimat and First Constitutional Era periods.[1] He was commissioned with top-rank governmental duties, including presiding over the first Ottoman Parliament in 1877.[1] He also served as Grand Vizier for two brief periods. He also established the first Ottoman theatre[1] and initiated the first Western style theatre plays in Bursa and translated Molière's major works. His portrait was depicted on the Turkish postcard stamp dated 1966.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Ahmed Vefik Paşa". Britannica. Ahmed Vefik Paşa Ottoman statesman and scholar born July 6, 1823, Constantinople [now Istanbul] died April 2, 1891, Constantinople. Ottoman statesman and scholar
  2. ^ "Osmanlı Divan-ı Muhasebat Reisler" (PDF) (in Turkish). Sayistay. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

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