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Hüseyin Rauf Orbay | |
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3rd Prime Minister of the Government of the Grand National Assembly | |
In office 12 July 1922 – 4 August 1923 | |
Preceded by | Fevzi Çakmak |
Succeeded by | Ali Fethi Okyar |
Personal details | |
Born | Hüseyin Rauf 27 July 1881 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 16 July 1964 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 82)
Political party | Progressive Republican Party (1923–1924) |
Alma mater | Turkish Naval Academy |
Awards | Medal of Independence |
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Nickname | Hero of Hamidiye |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
Branch/service | Ottoman Navy |
Years of service | 1895–1918 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | Ottoman cruiser Hamidiye |
Battles/wars | Balkan Wars World War I |
Hüseyin Rauf Orbay (27 July 1881 – 16 July 1964) was a Turkish naval officer, statesman and diplomat of Abkhaz origin.[1][2][3]
He served as the prime minister of Turkey between 12 July 1922 and 4 August 1923 during the Turkish War of Independence and was one of the founders of the Progressive Republican Party.