Said Halim Pasha

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Said Halim Pasha (1863-1921), Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier from 1913-16.

He was one of the signiturers in Ottoman-German Alliance, however he was resigned after the incident of Pursuit of Goeben and Breslau. It is claimed that Mehmed V wanted a trusted person, which he asked Said Halim to stay in his post as long as possible. His second term lasted until 1916, because of continuous clashes between him and the Committee of Union and Progress, which was the Imperial Government of the Ottoman Empire.

During the military trials of World War I in the Ottoman Empire, he was accused for treason as he had his sognutre under Ottoman-German Alliance. He was exiled in 1919 to a prision at Malta island. He was aquited from the aqusitions and set free in 1921. He moved to Sicily. He wanted to turn back to the Ottoman Capital, Constantinopole in 1921, which this request was rejected. He was assassinated by executors of the Armenian Genocide.