Turhan Përmeti

Turhan Përmeti
2nd Prime Minister of Albania
In office March 7, 1914 – September 3, 1914
Preceded by	Fejzi Bej Alizoti
Succeeded by	Essad Pasha Toptani
4th Prime Minister of Albania
In office December 25, 1918 – January 29, 1920
Preceded by	Essad Pasha Toptani
Succeeded by	Sulejman Delvina
Wali of Crete
In office 1894–1895
Preceded by	Mahmud Celaleddin Pasha
Succeeded by	Alexander Karatheodori Pasha
In office 12 March 1896 – May 1896
Preceded by	Alexander Karatheodori Pasha
Succeeded by	Kölemen Abdullah Pasha
Personal details
Born	1839, Përmet, Ottoman Empire (now in Albania)
Died	18 February 1927, France
Religion	Sunni Islam

Turhan Përmeti (1839? in Përmet – 1927^[1]) was an Albanian politician in the Ottoman Empire and later prime minister of Albania.

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.

See also

• History of Albania
• List of Prime Ministers of Albania

References

• Pearson, Owen S. (2004). Albania and King Zog (illustrated ed.). I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1-84511-013-7.

1. http://rulers.org/rula1.html