Çerkes Mehmed Pasha
For the Ottoman governor of Damascus and Jerusalem who was alternatively known as "Çerkes Mehmed Pasha", see Mehmed Pasha Kurd Bayram.
| Çerkes Mehmed Ali Pasha  | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Died | 
28 January 1625 (aged 67-68) Tokat (in modern Turkey)  | 
| Nationality | Ottoman | 
| Alma mater | Enderun School | 
| Origins | Circassian | 
| Military service | |
| Rank | Silahdar | 
Çerkes Mehmed Ali Pasha (died 28 January 1625) was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1624 to 1625.[1]
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.
See also
References
- ↑ İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971 (Turkish)
 
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kemankeş Kara Ali Pasha  | 
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 3 April 1624 – 28 January 1625  | 
 Succeeded by Hafız Ahmed Pasha  | 
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