Hüseyin Avni Zaimler (1877, Bitola – March 10, 1930, Adana), also known as Hüseyin Avni Bey or Hüseyin 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 Atatürk'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. He was a descendant of the Ottoman Grand Vizier Lala Mehmed Pasha.
Hüseyin Avni Zaimler | |
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| Member of the Parliament for Saruhanlı | |
| In office 23 April 1920 – 10 March 1930 | |
| Personal details | |
| 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 | Major general |
| 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 |
Biography edit
Hüseyin 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 Atatürk, 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 edit
- Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon
See also edit
Sources edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
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