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Hafiz Ahmed Pasha)
Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| 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 Plovdiv, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 10 February 1632 (aged 67-68) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Sultanzade Mustafa Bey Sultanzade Fülan Bey |
| Ethnicity | Pomak |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | |
Hafiz Ahmed Pasha (1564 in Plovdiv, Ottoman Empire – 10 February 1632 in Istanbul), also known by epithet Muezzinzade (" muezzin's son"), was an Ottoman grand vizier. [1] Born as son of a Pomak muezzin, [2] he went to Istanbul at the age of 15 and 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 ( Iraq), and other Anatolian eyalets.
He served as grand vizier twice and was killed in office during a revolt on 10 February 1632, when the Janissaries attempted to overthrow Sultan Murad IV.[ citation needed]
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