Çerkes Mehmed Pasha

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]

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
MonarchMurat IV
Preceded byKemankeş Kara Ali Pasha
Succeeded byHafız Ahmed Pasha
Personal details
Bornc. 1557
Died28 January 1625 (aged 67-68)
Tokat (in modern Turkey)
NationalityOttoman
Spouse
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(m. 1618)​
Alma materEnderun School
OriginsCircassian
Military service
RankSilahdar

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
  1. İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971 (Turkish)
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