BAGHDAD


OSMANLI VILAYET OF BAGHDAD

Central Iraq was conquered by the Osmanli in the early 16th century and an Elayet of Baghdad covering this region was created in 1534. (1) In 1867 Baghdad became a Vilayet, which was occupied by British forces in 1917 and then became part of British Mesopotamia. (1) At some time the Elayet/Vilayet however also included : - Northern Iraq from the end of the 18th century to 1855 and again from 1865 to 1879 when the Vilayet of Mosul was founded. - Southern Iraq (and the Osmanli territories in East and Central Arabia) from the end of the 18th century to 1875 and again from 1880 to 1884 when the Vilayet of Basra was created. On the eve of the British occupation Baghdad included three Sandjaks : - Baghdad - Diwaniya - Karbala' __________________________________________________________________________________

OSMANLI CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS

Vali (the Vali of Baghdad were the senior of the three Iraqi Governors General) 1841 - 1849 Haci Mehmed Nagib Pasha 1849 Müshir AbdulKarim "Abdi" Pasha 1850 Vizir Vecini Pasha 1851 Mehmed Namiq Pasha 1852 - 185. Ibrahim Pasha 185. - 1857 Mehmed Reshid Pasha Gözlüklü (2) 1... - 1857 1857 - 1859 Sirdar Ömer Pasha 1806 - 1871 1859 - 1861 Mustafa Nuri Pasha 1861 Ahmed Tevfik Pasha 1861 - 1868 Mehmed Namiq Pasha (2x) 1868 Mehmed Taqieddin Pasha 1... - 1893 1869 - 1872 Ali Haydar Midhat Pasha 1822 - 1884 1872 Rauf Pasha 1873 - 187. Radif Pasha 1875 Haci Abdürrahman Nureddin Pasha 1836 - 1912 1873 - 187. Mehmed Akif Pasha 1878 Mehmed Qadri Pasha 1879 Haci Abdürrahman Nureddin Pasha (2x) 1880 - 1886 Mehmed Taqieddin Pasha (2x) 1886 - 1887 Halil Rifat Pasha 1820 - 1901 1887 - 1889 Mustafa Asim Pasha 1888 - 1892 Sirri Pasha 1892 - 1896 Haci Hassan Refik Pasha 1896 - 1899 Ataülah Pasha 1899 - 1902 Küçük Namiq Pasha 1902 - 1904 Ahmad Faizi Pasha 1904 - 1905 Abdülwahhab Pasha 1905 - 1906 Abdülmecid Effendi 1907 Hazim Bey 1908 Hüseyin Nazim Pasha 1848 - 1912 1908 Mehmed Fadil Pasha Dagestani* 1908 Necmeddin Pasha 1909 Mehmed Fadil Pasha Dagestani* (2x) 1909 - 1910 Gen. Mehmed Shevket Pasha 1910 - 1911 Gen. Hüseyin Nazim Pasha (2x) 1911 Yusuf Pasha* 1911 - 1912 Ahmad Cemal Pasha 1872 - 1922 1912 Ali Riza Pasha* 1913 Mehmed Zaki Pasha 1913 Hüseyin Celal Bey 1914 Cevad Pasha 1915 Rashid Bey 1915 Süleyman Nazis Bey 1915 - 1916 Nureddin Bey 1916 - 1917 Gen. Khalil Pasha 1864 - 1923 (2) Truhart (Ist edition) omits Ibrahim Pasha and has Mehmed Reshid Pasha Gözlüklü 1852 - 1857. World Statesmen has : 1852 Mehmed Reshid Pasha Gözlüklü 1853 - 1857 Ibrahim Pasha
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