Hafız Ahmed Paşa

He 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 (Ottoman Iraq), and other Anatolian eyalets. He married Ayşe Sultan, a daughter of Ahmed I and Kösem Sultan, on 13 March 1626. He was killed in office during a revolt on 10 February 1632, when the Janissaries attempted to overthrow Sultan Murad IV.

• Honorific Prefix — Hafiz · Muezzinzade • Name — Ahmed • Honorific Suffix — Pasha • Office1 — Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire • Term Start1 — 25 October 1631 • Term End1 — 10 February 1632 • Monarch1 — Murad IV • Predecessor1 — Gazi Hüsrev Pasha • Successor1 — Topal Recep Pasha • Term Start2 — 28 January 1625 • Term End2 — 1 December 1626 • Monarch2 — Murad IV • Predecessor2 — Çerkes Mehmed Pasha • Successor2 — Damat Halil Pasha • Born — 1564 • Birthplace — Plovdiv, Ottoman Empire (modern day Bulgaria) • Died — 10 February 1632 • Place of death — Constantinople, Ottoman Empire • Children — Sultanzade Mustafa Bey Sultanzade Fülan Bey • Battles — *Capture of Baghdad (1624) • Siege of Baghdad (1625–1626)

The authorities additionally record the headings Müezzinzâde Hâfız Ahmed Paşa, Müezzinzâde Hafız Ahmed Paşa, Müezzinzade Hafız Ahmed Paşa, Müezzinzade Hâfız Ahmed Paşa and Hafiz Ahmed Pasha. His recorded languages were Ottoman Turkish, Turkish and Arabic. His recorded confession was Islam. He married Ayşe Sultan. Career and activity. Recorded positions include grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Beylerbey of Damascus, Beylerbey of the Anatolia Eyalet and Beylerbey of Bosnia.