Hafiz Ahmed Pasha
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Hafiz Ahmed Pasha (Müezzinzâde Hâfız Ahmed Paşa, 1564 in Filibe in Ottoman Empire, today Plovdiv in Bulgaria – 1632 in Istanbul) was an Ottoman Grand Vizier.[1] Born as son of a Pomak Muezzin, he went to Istanbul in the age of 15 and was an employee in the Sultan's palace for many years. From 1609 on he became Governor of Damascus (Syria), Van (Turkey), Erzurum (Turkey), Baghdad (Iraq) and other Anatolian vilayets.
Twice he was Grand Vizier:
- 1. rule: 28th of January 1625 – 1st of December 1626
- 2. rule: 25th of October 1631 – 10th of February 1632
Hafiz Ahmed Pasha died during a revolt, when the Janissaries attempted to overthrow Sultan Murat IV.
References [edit]
- ^ İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971 (Turkish)
| Preceded by Çerkez Mehmet Pasha |
Grand Vizier 28 January 1625 – 1 December 1626 |
Succeeded by Damat Halil Pasha |
| Preceded by Gazi Ekrem Hüsrev Pasha |
Grand Vizier 25 October 1631 – 10 February 1632 |
Succeeded by Topal Recep Pasha |
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