Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha [SEP] position held
Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha
Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha (1689 – 13 August 1758) was an Ottoman statesman and military leader who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire three times.
Family.
His father, Nuh, was a Venetian convert to Islam who worked in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) as a doctor, and his mother Safiye was a Turk. His epithet "Hekimoğlu" means "son of a physician" in Turkish.
Early years.
Ali worked in various districts (and provinces) of
Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha Mosque
Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha Mosque was built between 1734-1735 in the Fatih district of Istanbul by Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha, who was born in Istanbul in 1689. It is considered as the last work of classical Turkish architecture together with its Külliye. The architects of mosque are Çuhadar Ömer Ağa and Hacı Mustafa Ağa.
Architectural features.
Mosque is a Kulliye consisting of a khanqah, a türbe, a shadirvan, a library, a fountain a tomb and a primary school.
See also.