Sami Pasha al-Farouqi

Sami Pasha al-Farouqi (1861–1911) was an Ottoman statesman. He was born in Baghdad in 1861.[lower-alpha 1] 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
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
Born1861
Baghdad, Baghdad Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Died1911 (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 16th, 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]

Notes
  1. Some sources indicate that he was born in 1847 in Mosul.

References
  1. Vassiliev, Alexei (2013). The History of Saudi Arabia. Saqi Books. ISBN 0863567797.
  2. Meşrutiyete, Geçiş Süreci. Türk Parlamento Tarihi (PDF). p. 143. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. 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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