Çerkes Mehmed Ali Pasha (Adyghe: Мыхьмэд-Али Пащэ; died 28 January 1625) was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1624 to 1625.[1]
Mehmed Ali | |
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Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
In office 3 April 1624 – 28 January 1625 | |
Monarch | Murat IV |
Preceded by | Kemankeş Kara Ali Pasha |
Succeeded by | Hafız Ahmed Pasha |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1557 |
Died | 28 January 1625 (aged 67-68) Tokat (in modern Turkey) |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Spouse | |
Alma mater | Enderun School |
Origins | Circassian |
Military service | |
Rank | Silahdar |
Mehmed was of Circassian origins, hence his epithet. He was educated in the Enderun School in Istanbul. At one point, he served as the armorer and bodyguard (Turkish: silahdar) of the sultan. He died of illness on 28 January 1625 in Tokat.
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edit- ^ İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971 (Turkish)