Said Pasha Kurd

Said Pasha Kurd (1834-20 October 1907), Ottoman statesman, son of Hussein Pasha and father of Şerif Pasha, was born at Sulaymaniyah. After holding various administrative posts he became governor-general of the Archipelago (1881), minister for foreign affairs (1881), ambassador at Berlin (1883) and again foreign minister in 1885. He was afterwards president of the Council of State, an office which he held until his death.

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•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "^{article name needed}". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. , p. 1008..