Enver Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: , ) or Ismail Enver Pasha (, , born Ismail Enver) (November 22, 1881 – August 4, 1922) was an Ottoman military officer, a leader of the Young Turk revolution, and one of the principal orchestrators of the Armenian Genocide. He was the main leader of the Ottoman Empire in both Balkan Wars and World War I. Pasha is a title that changed with his military ranks; through his career he was known by increasing titles, including Enver Efendi (), Enver Bey (), and finally Enver Pasha, which is what Ottoman military officers were called after they were promoted to the rank of Mirliva.