Turhan Pasha Përmeti

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Turhan Pasha Përmeti (1839? - 1927) was an ethnic-Albanian politician of the Ottoman Empire and later prime minister of the independent Albania.

Among the Ottoman posts he occupied were Governor of Crete 1895 and 1896, and ambassador in Saint Petersburg. He was a fluent Greek speaker and considered a capable though rather indecisive administrator. His governorship of Crete ended with the insurrection of May 24, 1896 that eventually led to the loss of the island by the Ottoman Empire.

He served as the Prime Minister of Albania in 1914 and then again in 1918-1920. Succeeding Ismail Qemali, he became Albania’s second prime minister (or third if Myfit Libohova is counted) and the first to serve under Prince Wied. Përmeti’s contemporaries argued that because he had lacked affiliation with the Albanian national cause, he was not familiar with the needs of Albanians. As a matter of fact, his premiership was interrupted by Albanian discontent twice. He was overthrown by Essad Pasha in 1914 and then by the Congress of Lushnjë in 1920.

Preceded by Ismail Qemali	Prime Minister of Albania March 1914–September 1914	Succeeded by Esad Pashë Toptani
Preceded by Esad Pashë Toptani	Prime Minister of Albania March 12, 1918–January 1920	Succeeded by Sulejman Delvina