His Excellency İsmet İnönü National Chief |
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2nd President of Turkey | |
In office 11 November 1938 – 22 May 1950 |
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Prime Minister |
Celal Bayar Refik Saydam Ahmet Fikri Tüzer Şükrü Saracoğlu Recep Peker Hasan Saka Şemsettin Günaltay |
Preceded by | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
Succeeded by | Celal Bayar |
1st Prime Minister of Turkey | |
In office 1 November 1923 – 22 November 1924 |
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Preceded by | Ali Fethi Okyar (as Prime Minister of the Government of the Grand National Assembly) |
Succeeded by | Ali Fethi Okyar |
In office 4 March 1925 – 25 October 1937 |
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President | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
Preceded by | Ali Fethi Okyar |
Succeeded by | Celal Bayar |
In office 20 November 1961 – 20 February 1965 |
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President | Cemal Gürsel |
Preceded by | Emin Fahrettin Özdilek |
Succeeded by | Suat Hayri Urguplu |
Leader of the Republican People's Party | |
In office 11 November 1938 – 8 May 1972 |
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Preceded by | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
Succeeded by | Bülent Ecevit |
Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | |
In office 20 May 1920 – 3 August 1921 |
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Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Fevzi Çakmak |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey | |
In office 26 October 1922 – 21 November 1924 |
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Prime Minister |
Rauf Orbay Ali Fethi Okyar |
Preceded by | Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk |
Succeeded by | Şükrü Kaya |
Personal details | |
Born |
Mustafa İsmet 24 September 1884 İzmir, Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 25 December 1973 Ankara, Turkey |
(aged 89)
Resting place |
Anıtkabir Ankara, Turkey |
Nationality | Turkish |
Political party | Republican People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Mevhibe İnönü |
Children | Erdal İnönü |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Military service | |
Allegiance |
Ottoman Empire (1903–1920) Turkey (1920–1926) |
Service/branch | Turkish Army |
Rank | Orgeneral |
Battles/wars |
World War I Turkish War of Independence |
Mustafa İsmet İnönü (Turkish pronunciation: [isˈmet ˈinøny]; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish general and statesman, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938, the day after the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, to 22 May 1950, when his Republican People's Party was defeated in Turkey's second free elections. He also served as the first Chief of the General Staff from 1922 to 1924, and as the first Prime Minister after the declaration of the Republic, serving three terms: from 1923 to 1924, 1925 to 1937, and 1961 to 1965. As President, he was granted the official title of "Milli Şef" (National Chief).
When the 1934 Surname Law was adopted, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname taken from İnönü, where he commanded the forces of Army of Grand National Assembly as the Minister of the Chief of the General Staff (Erkân-ı Harbiye-i Umumiye Reis Vekili) during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922. Afterwards these battles became to be known as the First Battle of İnönü and Second Battle of İnönü.