Turhan Përmeti | |
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3rd Prime Minister of Albania | |
In office March 7, 1914 – September 3, 1914 |
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Preceded by | Fejzi Bej Alizoti |
Succeeded by | Essad Pasha Toptani |
In office December 25, 1918 – January 29, 1920 |
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Preceded by | Essad Pasha Toptani |
Succeeded by | Sulejman Delvina |
Wali of Crete | |
In office 1894–1895 |
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Preceded by | Mahmud Celaleddin Pasha |
Succeeded by | Alexander Karatheodori Pasha |
In office 12 March 1896 – May 1896 |
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Preceded by | Alexander Karatheodori Pasha |
Succeeded by | Kölemen Abdullah Pasha |
Personal details | |
Born | 1839 Përmet, Ottoman Empire (now Albania) |
Died | 18 February 1927 France |
Turhan Pasha Përmeti (1839? – 18 February 1927) was an Albanian politician who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Albania.
He held the title of Pasha of the Ottoman Empire.
Among the Ottoman posts he occupied were Governor of Crete 1895 and 1896, and ambassador in Saint Petersburg. He was a fluent Greek speaker and considered a capable though rather indecisive administrator. His governorship of Crete ended with the insurrection of May 24, 1896 that eventually led to the loss of the island by the Ottoman Empire.
He served as Prime Minister of Albania in 1914, and then again in 1918–1920. Succeeding Fejzi Bej Alizoti, he became Albania’s third prime minister and the first to serve under Prince Wied. Përmeti’s contemporaries argued that, because he had lacked affiliation with the Albanian national cause, he was not familiar with the needs of Albanians. His premiership was interrupted by Albanian discontent twice. He was overthrown by Essad Pasha in 1914, and then by the Congress of Lushnjë in 1920.
The composition of government was proposed since the first session of the meetings.
Government of the Principality of Albania: 28 December 1918 – 28 January 1920: