Djemal Pasha
Ottoman general
Died when: 50 years 76 days (602 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Ahmed Djemal (Ottoman Turkish: ???? ???? ????, romanized: Ahmet Cemâl Pasa; 6 May 1872 – 21 July 1922), also known as Cemal Pasha, was an Ottoman military leader and one of the Three Pashas that ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
Djemal was born in Mytilene, Lesbos.As an officer of II Corps he was stationed in Salonica where he developed political sympathies for the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) reformers.
He was initially praised by Christian missionaries and provided support to the Armenian victims of the Adana massacres.In the course of his army career Djemal developed a rivalry with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, served in Salonica on the frontlines of the Balkan Wars and was given the military command of Constantinople after the Raid on the Sublime Porte.
Djemal's authoritarian three year rule in Syria alienated the local population who opposed Turkish nationalism.Djemal Pasha's role in the Armenian genocide has been controversial as his policies were not as deadly as other CUP leaders;
Djemal favored the forced assimilation of Armenians.
