What role did Djemal Pasha play in the Ottoman Empire?

Djemal Pasha was one of the Three Pashas who effectively ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I. He held significant military and political power, particularly in the empire's final years, and was responsible for overseeing the Fourth Army in the Levant.

What is Djemal Pasha known for?

He is known for his role as a member of the triumvirate that governed the Ottoman Empire during World War I, his command of the Fourth Army, and his involvement in wartime policies including deportations and military campaigns in the Middle East.

What military and political positions did Djemal Pasha hold?

He was a general in the Ottoman Army and a key political figure during the final years of the empire. He was the military governor of Syria and commander of the Fourth Army, based in Damascus, and was involved in the empire's wartime strategies and internal policies.

What were the consequences of Djemal Pasha's actions?

Djemal Pasha's policies and actions, particularly in Syria and Palestine, had long-lasting consequences for the region, including the suppression of Arab nationalist movements and involvement in the Armenian deportations.

How did Djemal Pasha die?

He was assassinated on 21 July 1922 in Tbilisi, Georgia, by Armenian revolutionaries as retribution for his role in the Armenian deportations.

Djemal Pasha

Turkish general and politician (1872-1922)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[21]
Date of birth: May 6, 1872
Date of death: July 21, 1922
Place of birth: Mytilene
Place of death: Tbilisi
Country of citizenship: Ottoman Empire^[10]
Occupation: politician, military officer, soldier, minister
Field of work: politics, military^[11]^[12]
Position held: Beylerbey of Damascus, Ministry of Navy (Ottoman Empire), Ottoman Department of Public Works^[13]^[14]^[15]
Educated at: Ottoman Military Academy, Kuleli Military High School^[16]^[17]
Religion or worldview: Islam^[20]
Member of political party: Committee of Union and Progress^[22]
Award received: Pour le Mérite^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ottoman Turkish^[32]
Family name: Pasha^[29]
Given name: Ahmed^[30]
Manner of death: homicide^[31]
Member of: Three Pashas^[19]
Military branch: Modern Ottoman Army^[23]
Military, police or special rank: général de corps d'armée, general^[24]^[25]
Name in native language: احمد جمال پاشا^[33]
Participated in conflict: World War I, First Balkan War, Second Balkan War^[26]^[27]^[28]
Place of burial: Erzurum^[9]

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Start of work period: 1893^[34]

🏷️ Also known as

en Djemal Pasha en Ahmed Djemal en Ahmed Djemal Pasha en Cemal Paşa ar جمال باشا ar أحمد جمال باشا ar جمال باشا السفّاح ar جحفية ar جمال باشا السفاح cs Džemal Paša cs Djemal Pasha cs Ahmed Gamal Pasha cs Ahmed Djemal Pascha cs Džamal Paša de Dschemal Pascha de Cemal Pascha de Achmed Cemal de Ahmet Cemal el Αχμέτ Τζεμάλ es Ahmed Cemal

🔖 Identifiers · 41

ISNI: 0000000369713538
VIAF cluster ID: 248387938
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n86007083
GND ID: 119311798
1914-1918-Online ID: cemal_pasa_ahmed
Alexander Turnbull Library ID: 123283
Arab Encyclopedia concept ID: 5157
Armeniapedia ID: 4634
Atatürk Ansiklopedisi ID: cemal-pasa-1872-1922
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16753631w
BioLexSOE ID: 654
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: djemal-pascha-ahmed

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DDB person (GND) ID: 119311798
De Agostini ID: Ǧemāl+Pascià
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119311798
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Cemal-Pasa-Turkish-political-leader, biography/Cemal-Pasa-Ottoman-commander
FAST ID: 198901
FES digital collections entity ID: 375052
Fandom article ID: cs.historika:Ahmed_Džemal_Paša
Freebase ID: /m/0633ll
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Ahmet_Cemal_pasja
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 11188
IdRef ID: 066982669
IxTheo authority ID: 080119794
J9U entity ID: 987007279445305171
JRC Names ID: 1204625
Koha Kütüphane ID: 77153
Libris-URI: b8nqknpv1cn0ngr
NL CR AUT ID: uk2015860509
National Virtual Library of India ID: 1260417
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 072323108
Obálky knih ID: uk2015860509
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3883984
Open Library ID: OL5406816A, OL7220598A
PM20 folder ID: pe/004071
Prabook ID: 1461025
SELIBR ID: 49376
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID: 23398
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID: cemal-pasa
Union Catalog of Armenian Libraries authority ID: 18584
Yale LUX ID: person/cfbec6ef-0b16-4fd6-9018-30932684bd80

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Occupation 3

politician, soldier, military officer

Participated in conflict 3

World War I, First Balkan War, Second Balkan War

Field of work 2

politics, military

Award received 1

Pour le Mérite

Belongs to 1

Three Pashas

Chaired by 1

Committee of Union and Progress

Country of citizenship 1

Ottoman Empire

Educated at 1

Kuleli Military High School

Given name 1

Ahmed

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Ottoman Turkish

Manner of death 1

homicide

Member of political party 1

Committee of Union and Progress

Military branch 1

Modern Ottoman Army

Part of 1

Three Pashas

Participated in 1

Sinai and Palestine Campaign

Place of birth 1

Mytilene

Place of burial 1

Erzurum

Place of death 1

Tbilisi

Religion or worldview 1

Islam

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Djemal Pasha was born on May 6, 1872^[1], in Mytilene^[2]. He died on July 21, 1922^[3], in Tbilisi^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5], military officer^[6], soldier^[7], and minister^[8].

FAQs

Where was Djemal Pasha born?

Djemal Pasha's place of birth was Mytilene^[2].

Where did Djemal Pasha die?

Djemal Pasha died in Tbilisi^[4].

What did Djemal Pasha do for work?

Djemal Pasha worked as a politician^[5], military officer^[6], soldier^[7], and minister^[8].

Where did Djemal Pasha go to school?

Djemal Pasha was educated at Ottoman Military Academy^[16] and Kuleli Military High School^[17].

What awards did Djemal Pasha receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite^[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Djemal Pasha — place of birth (P19): Mytilene. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-13. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Djemal Pasha — place of death (P20): Tbilisi. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Djemal Pasha — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Djemal Pasha — country of citizenship (P27): Ottoman Empire. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Djemal Pasha — position held (P39): Beylerbey of Damascus. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Djemal Pasha — position held (P39): Ottoman Department of the Navy. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Djemal Pasha — position held (P39): Ottoman Department of Public Works. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Djemal Pasha — educated at (P69): Ottoman Military Academy. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Djemal Pasha — educated at (P69): Kuleli Military High School. Retrieved 2019-07-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Djemal Pasha — field of work (P101): politics. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-09-19. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Djemal Pasha — field of work (P101): military. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-09-19. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Djemal Pasha — member of political party (P102): Committee of Union and Progress. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Djemal Pasha — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-30. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Djemal Pasha — occupation (P106): military officer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Djemal Pasha — occupation (P106): soldier. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-10-03. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Djemal Pasha — occupation (P106): minister. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Djemal Pasha — place of burial (P119): Erzurum. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Djemal Pasha — religion or worldview (P140): Islam. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Djemal Pasha — award received (P166): Pour le Mérite. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Djemal Pasha — military branch (P241): Modern Ottoman Army. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Djemal Pasha — military, police or special rank (P410): général de corps d'armée. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Djemal Pasha — military, police or special rank (P410): general. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Djemal Pasha — member of (P463): Three Pashas. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Djemal Pasha — date of birth (P569): May 6, 1872. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Djemal Pasha — date of death (P570): July 21, 1922. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Djemal Pasha — participated in conflict (P607): World War I. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Djemal Pasha — participated in conflict (P607): First Balkan War. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Djemal Pasha — participated in conflict (P607): Second Balkan War. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Djemal Pasha — family name (P734): Pasha. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Djemal Pasha — given name (P735): Ahmed. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Djemal Pasha — manner of death (P1196): homicide. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Djemal Pasha — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Ottoman Turkish. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Djemal Pasha — name in native language (P1559): احمد جمال پاشا. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Djemal Pasha — start of work period (P2031): 1893. wikidata.org.

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