İbrahim Edhem Paşa

Profile summary

Birth / DeathUnknown / 1901
PositionMirliva (Brigadier General)
Cemetery Number140
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Highlights

  • İbrahim Edhem Paşa, whose date of birth could not be determined, was one of the late Ottoman soldiers who rose to the rank of mirliva in the Ottoman army. Mirliva was the rank between miralay and ferik in the Ottoman military hierarchy and marked the beginning of the title of paşa; today it corresponds to the level of brigadier general.

  • İbrahim Edhem Paşa served as Commander of the First Brigade of the First Division of the Hassa Imperial Army. The Hassa Imperial Army was known in the Ottoman military organization as the First Army and was centered in Istanbul. The military order around the capital included units closely connected with the palace and the central administration.

  • Mirliva İbrahim Edhem Paşa died on 17 Jumada al-Akhir 1319 (1 October 1901) and was buried in the Fatih Mosque Cemetery.

Epitaph

There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. For the sake of Allah, a Fatiha for the soul of Brigadier General İbrahim Edhem Paşa, commander of the First Division of the First Corps of the Sultan’s Special Army. 1 October 1901.

A Fatiha for his/her soul