Hadım Hafız Ahmed Pasha

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Not to be confused with Hafız Ahmed Pasha.

Hadım Hafız Ahmed Pasha (usually referred to as Hafız Ahmed Pasha; died November 3, 1613

Egypt from 1590 or 1591 to 1594.[1][2] Previously, he had served as governor (beylerbey) of Cyprus, and he became a vizier along with his appointment to Egypt.[1] After Egypt, he became the governor of Bursa from 1594 to 1595. His epithet Hadım means "eunuch
" in Turkish.

He commanded the victorious Ottoman forces during sultan Mehmed III's siege of Eger in 1606.[3] After a string of various government and military roles,[3] Ahmed Pasha retired in 1607 or 1608. He died on November 3, 1613.[1][4]

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References

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    ISBN 978-975-16-2051-4
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  4. ^ İstanbul Üniversitesi. Tarih Enstitüsü (1976). Tarih Enstitüsü dergisi. İstanbul Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Tarih Enstitüsü. p. 325.
  • Süreyya, Bey M, Nuri Akbayar, and Seyit A. Kahraman. Sicill-i Osmanî. Beşiktaş, İstanbul: Kültür Bakanlığı ile Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı'nın ortak yayınıdır, 1996. Print.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ottoman Governor of Egypt

1590–1594 		Succeeded by


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