Hüseyin Avni Zaimler
Hüseyin Avni Zaimler | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Parliament for Saruhanlı | |
| In office 23 April 1920 – 10 March 1930 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hüseyin Avni 1877 Bitola (Turkish: Manastır), Ottoman Empire (modern North Macedonia) |
| Died | 10 March 1930 Adana, Turkey |
| Political party | Republican People's Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire (1895–1918) Turkey (1919–1924) |
| Years of service | November 24, 1895 – May 7, 1918 May 15, 1919 – March 31, 1924 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Monastir Central Command, Monastir 2nd Hunter Battalion, Adana 1st Battalion, Adana Gendarmerie Regiment, Izmir Gendarmerie Regiment Akhisar Area Command, Izmir Northern Front (deputy) |
| Battles/wars | Greco-Turkish War Balkan Wars World War I Turkish War of Independence |
Hüseyin Avni Zaimler (1877, Bitola – March 10, 1930, Adana), also known as Hüseyin Avni Bey or Hüseyin Avni Pasha, was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. After the declaration of the Republic of Turkey, he became a politician and served in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. With Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's order on November 21, 1923, Huseyin Avni received the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon, the highest decoration at the time, for his service during the Turkish War of Independence. On 24 January 1924, he was promoted to rank Mirliva. He was a descendant of the Ottoman Grand Vizier Lala Mehmed Pasha.