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Mustafa Abdülhalik Renda
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| President of Turkey Acting |
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| In office 10 November 1938 – 11 November 1938 |
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| Prime Minister | Celâl Bayar |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| Succeeded by | İsmet İnönü |
| Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 1 March 1935 – 5 August 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Kazım Özalp |
| Succeeded by | Kazım Karabekir |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 25 December 1930 – 3 February 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Şükrü Saraçoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Fuat Ağralı |
| In office 3 July 1926 – 1 November 1927 |
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| Preceded by | Hasan Saka |
| Succeeded by | Şükrü Saracoğlu |
| In office 22 November 1924 – 3 March 1925 |
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| Preceded by | Recep Peker |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Saka |
| In office 2 January 1924 – 21 May 1924 |
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| Preceded by | Hasan Fehmi Ataç |
| Succeeded by | Recep Peker |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 1 November 1927 – 25 December 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Recep Peker |
| Succeeded by | Zekai Apaydın |
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| Born | 29 November 1881 Yanya, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern Greece) |
| Died | 1 October 1957 (aged 75) Erenköy, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
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Mustafa Abdülhalik Renda (born November 29, 1881 – died October 1, 1957) was an important Turkish government official and politician. He was of Albanian background. He briefly served as the acting President of Turkey for one day in November 1938, right after the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Life and Career
Mustafa Abdülhalik Renda was born in a place called Yanya. This was in the Ottoman Empire, which is now part of Greece. He was from an Albanian family.
From 1902 to 1918, he worked in many different cities. He was a district governor and a province governor. These jobs meant he was in charge of local areas.
In 1918, he was sent away to Malta for six months. After he came back, he got new jobs in the government. He worked in the Ministry of Economy and then the Ministry of Interior.
Later, he became the Governor of Konya. After Turkish forces took back İzmir from Greek troops, he became the first Governor of İzmir.
Political Roles
Starting in 1923, Renda was elected as a representative for Sivas. He served in this role for five terms in a row. This means he was a member of the Turkish Parliament for a long time.
He also held important positions as a government minister. He was the Minister of Finance and the Minister of National Defense. He served in these roles in different governments between 1923 and 1935. He was also a minister again from 1946 to 1948.
In 1934, a new law called the Surname Law was passed in Turkey. This law made it necessary for all Turkish citizens to choose a family name. That's when he chose the surname "Renda."
On March 1, 1935, he was chosen to be the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. This is like being the leader of the parliament. He held this important job until August 5, 1946.
Mustafa Abdülhalik Renda passed away on October 1, 1957. He died from a heart attack in Istanbul. He was buried in the Cebeci Asri Cemetery in Ankara.
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