Hüseyin Avni Zaimler
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| Pasha Hüseyin Avni Zaimler |
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| Member of the Parliament for Saruhan | |
| In office 23 April 1920 – 10 March 1930 |
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| Born | Hüseyin Avni 1877 Bitola (Turkish: Manastır), Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 10 March 1930 Adana, Turkey |
| Political party | Republican People's Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire (1895–1918) Turkey (1919–1924) |
| Years of service | November 24, 1895 – May 7, 1918 May 15, 1919 – March 31, 1924 |
| Rank | Mirliva |
| Commands | Monastir Central Command, Monastir 2nd Hunter Battalion, Adana 1st Battalion, Adana Gendarmerie Regiment, Izmir Gendarmerie Regiment Akhisar Area Command, Izmir Northern Front (deputy) |
| Battles/wars | Greco-Turkish War (1897) Balkan Wars World War I Turkish War of Independence |
Hüseyin Avni Zaimler (1877, Bitola – March 10, 1930, Adana), known as Huseyin Avni Bey or Huseyin Avni Pasha, was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. After the declaration of the Republic of Turkey, he became a politician and served in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.[1] With Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's order on November 21, 1923, Huseyin Avni received the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon, the highest decoration at the time, for his service during the Turkish War of Independence. On 24 January 1924, he was promoted to rank Mirliva, with the style of Pasha. He is a descendant of Ottoman Grand Vizier Lala Mehmed Pasha.
Biography
Huseyin Avni was born in 1877 as the son of Mustafa Bey. Upon graduating from Monastir Military High School in 1893, where he befriended Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, he attended Ottoman Military Academy. In 1903 he was promoted to the rank of Captain and in 1908 he was promoted to the rank of Major.
Medals and Decorations
- Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon
See also
Sources
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- ↑ Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, Türk Parlamento Tarihi, Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.B. I. Dönem 1919-1923 - III. Cilt: I. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, ISBN 975-7291-06-4, pp. 825-827.
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- 1877 births
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- Pashas
- People from Bitola
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- Deputies of Osmaniye
- Ottoman Army officers
- Turkish Army generals
- Ottoman military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1897)
- Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Ottoman prisoners of war
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Kuva-yi Milliye
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)
- Monastir Military High School alumni
- Ottoman Military Academy alumni
- Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey)
