Hafiz Mehmed Pasha

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Hafız Mehmed Paşa

Hafiz Mehmed Pasha was an Ottoman official.

Career

Pasha was the Ottoman wali (governor) of the Kosovo Vilayet between 1894 and 1899. He had previously served as mutesarif of Pristina. [1] From July 1900 to 1903 he was Wali of Tripoli, covering Ottoman Tripolitania. In January 1903 it was reported he would be transferred to the Manastir vilayet in the mid-Balkans. [2]

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References

  1. Dragoslav Srejović; Slavko Gavrilović; Sima M. Ćirković (1983). Istorija srpskog naroda: knj. Od Berlinskog kongresa do Ujedinjenja 1878–1918 (2 v.). Srpska književna zadruga. На пример, кад је приштински мутесариф Хафис- -паша постао косовски валија 1894, конзул Нушић је послао делегацију Срба у Скопље. То је на новоизабраног валију оставило пријатан утисак, па је обећао »да ће нарочиту ...
  2. "Latest intelligence - Turkey". The Times. No. 36978. London. 15 January 1903. p. 3.
Preceded by Governor of the Kosovo Vilayet
1894–1899
Succeeded by