The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
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Dr Ibrahim Refik Saydam Bey<br />
1934-1938<br />
Dr Refik Saydam was a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> between 1934 <strong>and</strong> 1938. He<br />
graduated from <strong>the</strong> Military School <strong>of</strong> Medicine, graduating with <strong>the</strong> rank <strong>of</strong> Doctor Captain<br />
in 1905. While working as a doctor he created a medicine to cure typhus, which was mostly<br />
used by <strong>the</strong> Central Powers during World War One. He was also a key person during <strong>the</strong><br />
Turkish War <strong>of</strong> Independence <strong>and</strong> during his tenure as Prime Minister he was known as a<br />
reformist. He was very politically active <strong>and</strong> became Health Minister three times (1921-1921,<br />
1923-1924 <strong>and</strong> 1925-1937), Minister <strong>of</strong> Education (1933-1933) <strong>and</strong> ultimately <strong>the</strong> 4 th Prime<br />
Minister <strong>of</strong> Turkey in 1939, an appointment he held until his death in 1942. He was born on<br />
September 8 th 1881 in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire <strong>and</strong> died on July 8 th 1942 in Istanbul,<br />
Turkey. 20<br />
20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refik_Saydam<br />
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