Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ahmed Vefik Pasha

Ottoman statesman, diplomat, playwright, and translator

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1823

Place of Birth: Constantinople

Date of Death: 02-Apr-1891

Profession: writer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ahmed Vefik Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: ???? ???? ?????) (3 July 1823, Constantinople – 2 April 1891, Constantinople), was an Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar, playwright, and translator during the Tanzimat and First Constitutional Era periods.
He was commissioned with top-rank governmental duties, including presiding over the first Ottoman Parliament in 1877.
He also served as Grand Vizier for two brief periods.
Vefik also established the first Ottoman theatre and initiated the first Western style theatre plays in Bursa and translated Molière's major works.
His portrait was depicted on a former Turkish postcard stamp.