Refik Saydam

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Dr. Refik Saydam
Saydam in 1939
4th Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 25 January 1939 – 8 July 1942
President	İsmet İnönü
Preceded by	Celâl Bayar
Succeeded by	Ahmet Fikri Tüzer
Minister of Interior
In office 11 November 1938 – 25 January 1939
Prime Minister	Celâl Bayar
Preceded by	Mehmet Cemil Uybadın
Succeeded by	Mehmet Faik Öztrak
Minister of Health
In office 4 March 1925 – 25 October 1937
Prime Minister	İsmet İnönü
Preceded by	Mazhar Germen
Succeeded by	Ahmet Hulusi Alataş
In office 30 October 1923 – 21 November 1924
Prime Minister	İsmet İnönü
Preceded by	Rıza Nur
Succeeded by	Mazhar Germen
In office 10 March 1921 – 20 December 1921
Prime Minister	Fevzi Çakmak
Preceded by	Adnan Adıvar
Succeeded by	Rıza Nur
Minister of National Education
In office 13 August 1933 – 26 October 1933
Prime Minister	İsmet İnönü
Preceded by	Reşit Galip
Succeeded by	Yusuf Hikmet Bayur
In office 17 September 1930 – 26 September 1930
Prime Minister	İsmet İnönü
Preceded by	Cemal Hüsnü Taray
Succeeded by	Esat Sagay
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office 28 June 1923 – 8 July 1942
Constituency	Istanbul (1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939)
Personal details
Born	İbrahim Refik (1881-09-08)8 September 1881 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died	8 July 1942(1942-07-08) (aged 60) Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Political party	Republican People's Party (CHP)
Alma mater	Gülhane Military Medical Academy
Profession	Physician
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İbrahim Refik Saydam (8 September 1881 – 8 July 1942) was a Turkish physician, politician and the fourth Prime Minister of Turkey, serving from 25 January 1939 until his death on 8 July 1942.^[1]