Hafız Ahmed Pasha [SEP] place of birth
Hafız Ahmed Pasha
Hafız Ahmed Pasha (1564 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria – 10 February 1632 in Istanbul), also known by epithet Müezzinzade ("muezzin's son"), was an Ottoman grand vizier. Born as son of a Pomak (Bulgarian Muslim) muezzin, 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
Hafiz Pasha
Hafız Pasha may refer to:
- Hadım Hafız Ahmed Pasha (died 1613), Ottoman governor of Egypt (1590–94)
- Hafız Ahmed Pasha (1564–1632), Ottoman grand vizier (1625–26, 1631–32)
- Mustafa Hafiz Pasha (died 1805), Ottoman statesman and soldier, fought and died during battle of Ivankovac
- Mehmed Hafiz Pasha (fl. 1892), Ottoman governor of Basra (1892)
- Hafiz Mehmed Pasha, the Circassian (died 1866), Ottoman soldier and