The Said Halim Pasha cabinet was headed by Grand Vizier Said Halim Pasha. It was formed on 17 June 1913 after Mahmud Shevket Pasha's assassination. It soon came to be wholly controlled by the Union and Progress Party. With the exception of Mardikyan Bey being the only Christian, everyone in cabinet was Muslim, with Said Halim Pasha and his brother Abbas Pasha Arabs and the rest Turks.
Said Halim's government was under the influence of Talaat Bey, Enver Pasha, and Cemal Pasha. While Said Halim negotiated a secret alliance with the German Empire, Enver and Talaat engineered the Ottoman Empire's entry into the First World War. This caused four ministers to tender their resignations.
On 3 February 1917, Said Halim resigned due to "health concerns" and Talaat Bey was appointed Grand Vizier the next day. Cabinet Mehmed Said Halim Pasha 17 June 1913 – 3 February 1917PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeGrand VizierSaid Halim Pasha17 June 19133 February 1917ŞeyhülislamMehmed Esad Efendi17 June 191316 March 1914Mustafa Hayri Efendi16 March 19143 February 1917Minister of WarAhmet İzzet Pasha (Furgaç)17 June 19133 January 1914İsmail Enver Pasha3 January 19143 February 1917Minister of Foreign AffairsSaid Halim Pasha17 June 191324 October 1915Halil Menteşe24 October 19153 February 1917Minister of JusticePirizade İbrahim Hayrullah*17 June 19133 February 1917President of Council of StateHalil Menteşe17 June 191328 May 1914Pirizade İbrahim Hayrullah**28 May 19143 February 1917Minister of InteriorMehmed Talaat17 June 19133 February 1917Minister of FinanceMenemenlizade Rifat*17 June 191310 March 1914Mehmed Cavid10 March 19145 November 1914Mehmed Talaat**5 November 19143 February 1917Minister of Imperial Pious FoundationsMustafa Hayri Efendi*17 June 19138 May 1916Pirizade İbrahim Hayrullah**8 May 19163 February 1917Minister of NavyÇürüksulu Mahmud Pasha**17 June 19139 March 1914Ahmed Cemal Pasha10 March 19143 February 1917Minister of EducationAhmet Şükrü (Bayındır)12 June 19133 February 1917Minister of Trade and AgricultureSuleyman al-Boustani17 June 19135 November 1914Ahmet Nesimi (Sayman)5 November 19143 February 1917Minister of Public WorksOsman Nizami Pasha17 June 191317 December 1913Ahmed Cemal Pasha**17 December 191325 February 1914Ahmed Cemal Pasha25 February 191410 March 1914Çürüksulu Mahmud Pasha10 March 19145 November 1914Ahmet Nesimi (Sayman)**5 November 19147 November 1914Abbas Halim Pasha7 November 19143 February 1917Minister of Post, Telegraph, and TelephoneOskan Mardikyan*17 June 19135 November 1914Ahmet Şükrü (Bayındır)**5 November 19143 February 1917Source:
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