Wehib Pasha | |
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Birth name | Mehmed Wehib |
Born | 1877 Yanya, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern Ioannina, Greece) |
Died | 1940 (aged 62–63) Istanbul, Turkey |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire Ethiopian Empire |
Service | Ottoman Army Ethiopian Army |
Rank | General |
Battles / wars | |
Relations | Mehmet Esat Bülkat (brother) |
Wehib Pasha also known as Vehip Pasha, Mehmed Wehib Pasha, Mehmet Vehip Pasha (modern Turkish: Kaçı Vehip Paşa or Mehmet Vehip (Kaçı), 1877–1940), was a general in the Ottoman Army. He fought in the Balkan Wars and in several theatres of World War I. In his later years, Vehib Pasha volunteered to serve as a military advisor to the Ethiopian Army against Fascist Italy during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. He served as the chief of staff to Nasibu Zeamanuel, the Ethiopian Commander-in-Chief on the southern front.[1][2][3][4][5]