Ahmet Fikri Tüzer was a bureaucrat of the late Ottoman and early Republican periods, born in Shumnu in 1878, who held various public offices spanning military medicine, state administration, and parliamentary service. During World War I and the National Struggle, he served in multiple roles in the field of public health; in the Republican era, he held positions including Minister of Health, General Secretary of the CHP, Member of Parliament for Erzurum, Deputy Minister of the Interior, and briefly served as Acting Prime Minister. He died in Ankara on 17 August 1942.

Ahmet Fikri Tüzer was born in Shumnu in 1878. He graduated from the Military Medical School in 1905 with the rank of captain and was appointed to the 6th Army Baghdad Central Hospital with the title of operator at Gülhane Hospital. He was promoted to major in 1907 and served in various battalions and hospitals. In 1912, due to illness, he was assigned to Hadımköy and Kuleli Hospitals. In 1914, he was posted to Erzurum Hospital with two years of field seniority and was promoted to major in 1915.

During World War I, Ahmet Fikri Bey served at the Erzurum Central Hospital under the Third Army, where he led efforts to combat epidemics. He was awarded the War Medal for his work against typhus. In 1915, a center for the production of cholera and typhoid vaccines was established in Erzurum. He later assumed the position of Chief Medical Officer for the Sivas Transit Region and contributed to epidemic control by developing a portable disinfection system he called the “steam cabinet.” For these contributions, he was decorated with the Fourth Order of Medjidie and granted two years of seniority.

In 1918, he was assigned to Beylerbeyi Hospital, followed by postings to Kuleli and Maçka Hospitals. In 1920, he served as Head of the Selimiye Hospital Branch. In 1919, he moved to Anatolia to join the National Struggle and facilitated the relocation of many doctors to Anatolia. He served in the Ministry of Public Health in Ankara and later held positions as Director of Social Assistance and General Director of Darül Eytam.

In the Republican period, Ahmet Fikri Tüzer held administrative positions within the CHP and was elected to the CHP General Administrative Council in 1931. During the 1930s, as General Secretary, he implemented reforms regarding the internal functioning of the party. He focused on issues such as timely responses to correspondence from organizations and the standardization of inspection reports.

Ahmet Fikri Tüzer was elected as a Member of Parliament for Erzurum in the 1927, 1931, 1935, and 1939 elections. His nomination for the Erzurum parliamentary seat was directly decided by the party center at the request of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. In 1942, he was appointed Deputy Minister of the Interior and, following the death of Refik Saydam, briefly served as Acting Prime Minister from 8 to 9 July 1942.

Ahmet Fikri Tüzer died in Ankara on 17 August 1942 as a result of a heart attack. His funeral was held with official ceremonies and he was buried at Yeni Mezarlık.