Hafız Ahmed Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1625–1626, 1631–1632)
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Hafiz Ahmed Pasha (1564, Plovdiv, Ottoman Empire – 10 February 1632, Constantinople), also known by the epithet Muezzinzade ("muezzin's son"), was an Ottoman statesman who served as grand vizier twice.[1]
Ahmed | |
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| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 25 October 1631 – 10 February 1632 | |
| Monarch | Murad IV |
| Preceded by | Gazi Hüsrev Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Topal Recep Pasha |
| In office 28 January 1625 – 1 December 1626 | |
| Monarch | Murad IV |
| Preceded by | Çerkes Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Damat Halil Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1564 |
| Died | 10 February 1632 (aged 67–68) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Sultanzade Mustafa Bey Sultanzade Fülan Bey |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | |
He was born as the son of a Pomak muezzin.[2] He went to Constantinople at the age of 15. He was an employee in the sultan's palace for many years. From 1609 on, he became Governor of Damascus (Damascus), Van (Turkey), Erzurum (Turkey), Baghdad (Ottoman Iraq), and other Anatolian eyalets. He married Ayşe Sultan, a daughter of Ahmed I and Kösem Sultan,[3][4][5] on 13 March 1626.[6] With her, he had two sons, Sultanzade Mustafa Bey and Sultanzade Fülan Bey.[6][7] He was killed in office during a revolt on 10 February 1632, when the Janissaries attempted to overthrow Sultan Murad IV.[8]
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