List of Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire
This is a list of the Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire .
The empire was founded from 1320 to 1453
| Grand viziers | Start of office | End of office | Background information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaeddin Pasha | 1320 | 1331 | of Turkish origin |
| Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha | 1331 | 1348 | of Turkish origin |
| Hacı Pasha | 1348 | 1349 | of Turkish origin |
| Sinanüddin Fakih Yusuf Pasha | 1349 | 1364 | of Turkish origin |
| Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha | 1364 | 1387 | of Turkish origin, came from Cendere (or Çandar ), a village near Ankara |
| Çandarlı Ali Pasha | 1387 | 1406 | of Turkish origin |
| Imamzade Halil Pasha | 1406 | 1413 | of Turkish origin, came from Osmancık |
| Beyazıd Pasha | 1413 | 1421 | of Turkish origin, came from Amasya |
| Çandarlı I. İbrahim Pasha | 1421 | 1439 | of Turkish origin |
| Koca Mehmed Nizamüddin Pasha | 1429 | 1439 | of Turkish origin, came from Osmancık or Amasya |
| Çandarlı II. Halil Pasha | 1439 | June 1, 1453 | of Turkish origin. First executed grand vizier. |
Expansion phase and zenith of the empire from 1453 to 1580
| Grand viziers | Start of office | End of office | Background information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zagano's Pasha | June 1, 1453 | 1456 | Balkan origin |
| Veli Mahmud Pasha (1st time) | 1456 | 1466 | of Serbian or Croatian origin |
| Rum Mehmed Pasha | 1466 | 1469 | Greek origin |
| İshak Pasha (1st time) | 1469 | 1472 | |
| Veli Mahmud Pasha (2nd time) | 1472 | 1474 | of Serbian or Croatian origin |
| Gedik Ahmed Pasha | 1474 | 1477 | of Albanian or Serbian descent, executed in 1482 |
| Karamanlı Mehmed Pasha | 1477 | 1481 | of Turkish origin, came from Karaman , killed in revolt |
| İshak Pasha (2nd time) | 1481 | 1482 | |
| Davud Pasha | 1482 | 1497 | of Albanian origin |
| Hersekoğlu Ahmed Pasha (1st time) | 1497 | 1498 | Bosnian origin, came from Herzegovina |
| Çandarlı II. İbrahim Pasha | 1498 | 1500 | of Turkish origin |
| Mesih Pasha | 1501 | 1501 | died in a fire disaster in Galata |
| Hadim Ali Pasha (1st time) | 1501 | 1503 | ( Hadim = man servant ) |
| Hersekoğlu Ahmed Pasha (2nd time) | 1503 | 1506 | Bosnian origin, came from Herzegovina |
| Hadim Ali Pasha (2nd time) | 1506 | 1511 | Bosnian origin, Christian. Family, please |
| Hersekoğlu Ahmed Pasha (3rd time) | 1511 | 1511 | Bosnian origin, came from Herzegovina |
| Koca Mustafa Pasha | 1511 | 1512 | of Greek origin, executed |
| Hersekoğlu Ahmed Pasha (4th time) | 1512 | November 28, 1514 | Bosnian origin, came from Herzegovina |
| Dukakinoğlu Ahmed Pasha | December 18, 1514 | September 8, 1515 | of Albanian origin |
| Hersekoğlu Ahmed Pasha (5th time) | September 8, 1515 | April 26, 1516 | Bosnian origin, came from Herzegovina |
| Hadım Sinan Pasha | April 26, 1516 | January 22, 1517 | murdered during the Battle of Ridaniya |
| Yunus Pasha | January 22, 1517 | September 13, 1517 | of unknown origin |
| Piri Mehmed Pasha | January 25, 1518 | June 27, 1523 | |
| Makbul Ibrahim Pasha | June 27, 1523 | March 14, 1536 | of Greek or Albanian origin, came from Parga , executed |
| Ayas Mehmed Pasha | March 14, 1536 | July 13, 1539 | of Albanian origin |
| Çelebi Lütfi Pascha | July 13, 1539 | April 1541 | probably of Albanian origin, came from Vlora |
| Hadim Suleyman Pasha | April 1541 | November 28, 1544 | |
| Rustem Pasha (1st time) | November 28, 1544 | October 6, 1553 | Bosnian origin |
| Kara Ahmed Pasha | October 6, 1553 | September 29, 1555 | of Albanian origin |
| Rustem Pasha (2nd time) | September 29, 1555 | July 10, 1561 | Bosnian origin |
| Semiz Ali Pasha (1st time) | July 10, 1561 | June 28, 1565 | of Albanian origin |
| Sokollu Mehmed Pasha | June 28, 1565 | October 12, 1579 | Originating from Sokolovići , a village near Višegrad in Bosnia , murdered |
| Semiz Ahmed Pasha (2nd time) | October 12, 1579 | April 28, 1580 | of Albanian origin |
Stagnation of the empire from 1580 to 1685
| Grand viziers | Start of office | End of office | Background information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha | April 28, 1580 | August 7, 1580 | Bosnian origin |
| Koca Sinan Pasha (1st time) | August 7, 1580 | December 6, 1582 | of Albanian origin |
| Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (1st time) | December 24, 1582 | July 25, 1584 | Croatian or Hungarian origin, came from Kanije |
| Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha | July 28, 1584 | October 29, 1585 | from the Circassian Mamluks family |
| Hadim Mesih Pasha | November 1, 1585 | April 14, 1586 | |
| Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (2nd time) | April 14, 1586 | April 2, 1589 | Croatian or Hungarian origin, came from Kanije |
| Koca Sinan Pasha (2nd time) | April 14, 1589 | August 1, 1591 | of Albanian origin |
| Serdar Ferhad Pascha (1st time) | August 1, 1591 | April 4, 1592 | of Albanian origin |
| Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (3rd time) | April 4, 1592 | January 28, 1593 | Croatian or Hungarian origin, came from Kanije |
| Koca Sinan Pasha (3rd time) | January 28, 1593 | February 16, 1595 | of Albanian origin |
| Serdar Ferhad Pascha (2nd time) | February 16, 1595 | July 7, 1595 | of Albanian origin |
| Koca Sinan Pasha (4th time) | July 7, 1595 | November 19, 1595 | of Albanian origin |
| Lala Mehmed Pasha | November 19, 1595 | November 28, 1595 | |
| Koca Sinan Pasha (5th time) | December 1, 1595 | April 3, 1596 | |
| Damat İbrahim Pasha (1st time) | April 4, 1596 | October 27, 1596 | Bosnian origin |
| Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha | October 27, 1596 | December 5, 1596 | of Italian origin, from the Genoese noble family of the Cicala. |
| Damat İbrahim Pasha (2nd time) | December 5, 1596 | November 3, 1597 | Bosnian origin |
| Hadim Hasan Pasha | November 3, 1597 | April 9, 1598 | |
| Cerrah Mehmed Pasha | April 9, 1598 | January 6, 1599 | |
| Damat İbrahim Pasha (3rd time) | January 6, 1599 | July 10, 1601 | Bosnian origin |
| Yemişçi Hasan Pasha | July 22, 1601 | October 4, 1603 | of Albanian origin, executed |
| Malkoç Yavuz Ali Pasha | October 16, 1603 | July 26, 1604 | of Turkish origin |
| Lala Mehmed Pasha | August 5, 1604 | June 21, 1606 | Bosnian origin |
| Dervisch Mehmed Pasha | June 21, 1606 | December 9, 1606 | Bosnian origin |
| Kuyucu Murad Pasha | December 11, 1606 | August 5, 1611 | Croatian origin |
| Gümülcineli Damat Nasuh Pasha | August 5, 1611 | October 17, 1614 | probably of Albanian origin, came from Gümülcine |
| Öküz Mehmed Pascha (1st time) | October 17, 1614 | November 17, 1616 | of Turkish origin, came from Istanbul |
| Damat Halil Pasha (1st time) | November 17, 1616 | January 18, 1619 | of Armenian origin, came from Zeytun |
| Öküz Mehmed Pascha (2nd time) | January 18, 1619 | December 23, 1619 | of Turkish origin, murdered |
| Güzelce Ali Pasha | December 23, 1619 | March 9, 1621 | of Turkish origin |
| Ohrili Hüseyin Pasha | March 9, 1621 | 17th September 1621 | Albanian Ottoman, from Ohri |
| Dilaver Pasha | 17th September 1621 | May 20, 1622 | |
| Kara Davud Pasha | May 20, 1622 | June 13, 1622 | Bosnian origin |
| Mere Hüseyin Pascha (1st time) | June 13, 1622 | August 8, 1622 | Albanian Ottoman, the only Grand Vizier who is not a Turkish language |
| Lefkeli Mehmed Pasha | August 8, 1622 | September 21, 1622 | of Turkish origin, came from Lefke , today Orhaneli |
| Gurcü Mehmed Pasha | September 21, 1622 | February 5, 1623 | Georgian origin ( Gürcü = Georgian ) |
| Mere Hüseyin Pascha (2nd time) | February 5, 1623 | August 30, 1623 | of Albanian origin |
| Kemankeş Ali Pasha | August 30, 1623 | April 3, 1624 | of Turkish origin |
| Çerkes Mehmed Ali Pasha | April 3, 1624 | January 28, 1625 | Circassian origin ( Çerkes = Circassian ) |
| Müezzinzade Filibeli Hafız Ahmed Pascha (1st time) | February 8, 1625 | December 1, 1626 | of Turkish or Pomak origin, came from Filibe |
| Damat Halil Pasha (2nd time) | December 1, 1626 | April 6, 1628 | Armenian origin, came from Zeytun |
| Gazi Ekrem Hüsrev Pasha | April 6, 1628 | October 25, 1631 | Executed in 1632 |
| Müezzinzade Filibeli Hafız Ahmed Pascha (2nd time) | October 25, 1631 | February 10, 1632 | of Turkish or Pomak origin, came from Filibe, died in a revolt |
| Topal Recep Pasha | February 10, 1632 | May 18, 1632 | of Bosnian origin, executed |
| Tabanıyassi Mehmed Pasha | May 18, 1632 | February 2, 1637 | probably Albanian ottoman, from drama |
| Bayram Pasha | February 2, 1637 | August 26, 1638 | |
| Tayyar Mehmed Pasha | August 27, 1638 | December 23, 1638 | of Turkish origin, please |
| Kemankeş Kara Mustafa Pasha | December 23, 1638 | January 31, 1644 | Albanian Omane, executed |
| Sultanzade Semiz Mehmed Pasha | January 31, 1644 | December 17, 1645 | of Turkish origin (Sultanzade = son of a female member of the Sultan's dynasty) |
| Nevesinli Salih Pasha | December 17, 1645 | September 16, 1647 | of Bosnian origin, came from Nevesinje , executed |
| Kara Musa Pasha | September 16, 1647 | September 21, 1647 | of Turkish origin, please |
| Hezarpare Ahmed Pasha | September 21, 1647 | August 7, 1648 | Of Greek origin, came from Istanbul, executed |
| Sofu Mehmed Pascha , also called Mevlevi Mehmed Pascha | August 7, 1648 | May 21, 1649 | of Turkish origin, executed in August 1649 |
| Kara Murad Pasha | May 21, 1649 | August 5, 1651 | |
| Melek Ahmed Pasha | August 5, 1651 | August 21, 1651 | ( Melek = angel ) |
| Abaza Siyavuş Pasha (1st time) | August 21, 1651 | September 27, 1651 | Abasinian origin |
| Gurcü Mehmed Pasha | September 27, 1651 | June 20, 1652 | Georgian origin ( Gürcü - Georgian ) |
| Tarhuncu Ahmed Pasha | June 20, 1652 | March 21, 1653 | of Albanian origin, executed |
| Koca Dervisch Mehmed Pascha | March 21, 1653 | October 28, 1654 | Circassian origin |
| İpşir Mustafa Pasha | October 28, 1654 | May 11, 1655 | Abasinian origin |
| Kara Murad Pasha (2nd time) | May 11, 1655 | August 19, 1655 | of Albanian origin |
| Ermeni Suleyman Pasha | August 19, 1655 | February 28, 1656 | of Turkish origin, came from Malatya |
| Gazi Hüseyin Pascha , also called Deli Hüseyin Pascha | February 28, 1656 | March 5, 1656 | of Turkish origin, came from Yenişehir , executed in 1659 |
| Zurnazen Mustafa Pascha | March 5, 1656 | March 5, 1656 | Albanian origin ( Zurnazen = Zurna player ), was in office for the 4th hour |
| Abaza Siyavuş Pasha (2nd time) | March 5, 1656 | April 25, 1656 | Abasinian origin |
| Boynuyaralı Mehmed Pasha | April 26, 1656 | September 15, 1656 | of Turkish origin, came from Samsun |
| Köprülü Mehmed Pascha | September 15, 1656 | October 31, 1661 | Albanian origin, came from the Rudnik region |
| Köprülü Fâzıl Ahmed Pasha | October 31, 1661 | October 19, 1676 | Origin: Albanian father, Turkish mother; see Köprülü |
| Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha | October 19, 1676 | December 25, 1683 | of Turkish origin, came from Merzifon (adopted son of the Köprülü family), executed |
| Kara İbrahim Pasha | December 25, 1683 | November 18, 1685 | Bosnian origin |
Shrinkage of the empire from 1685 to 1775
| Grand viziers | Start of office | End of office | Background information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarı Suleyman Pasha | November 18, 1685 | September 18, 1687 | of Bosnian origin ( Sarı = blond ), executed |
| Abaza Siyavuş Pasha (3rd time) | September 18, 1687 | February 23, 1688 | Abasinian origin, executed |
| Ayaşlı İsmail Pasha | February 23, 1688 | May 2, 1688 | of Turkish origin, came from Ayaş , executed in 1690 |
| Bekri Mustafa Pasha | May 30, 1688 | November 7, 1689 | of Turkish origin, came from Tekirdag |
| Köprülü Fâzıl Mustafa Pascha | November 10, 1689 | August 19, 1691 | of Turkish origin, died in the battle of Slankamen against the Austrians |
| Arabacı Ali Pasha | August 24, 1691 | March 21, 1692 | of Albanian origin |
| Merfizonlu Hacı Ali Pasha | March 23, 1692 | March 17, 1693 | of Turkish origin, came from Merzifon |
| Bozoklu Mustafa Pasha | March 17, 1693 | March 1694 | of Turkish origin, came from Bozok, today's Yozgat |
| Sürmeli Ali Pasha | March 13, 1694 | April 22, 1695 | Greek origin, came from Dimetoka |
| Elmas Mehmed Pasha | May 3, 1695 | September 11, 1697 | of Turkish origin ( Elmas = diamond ), killed in the battle of Zenta against the Austrians |
| Amcazade Huseyin Pasha | September 17, 1697 | September 4, 1702 | Turkish origin ( Köprülü ) |
| Daltaban Mustafa Pasha | September 4, 1702 | January 24, 1703 | Serbian origin, came from Manastır ( Daltaban = barefoot ) |
| Rami Mehmed Pasha | January 25, 1703 | August 22, 1703 | of Turkish origin, came from Istanbul |
| Kavanoz Ahmed Pasha | August 22, 1703 | November 16, 1703 | Russian origin |
| Damat Hasan Pasha | November 18, 1703 | September 28, 1704 | of Turkish origin, came from the Morea |
| Kalaylıkoz Hacı Ahmed Pasha | October 1704 | December 25, 1704 | |
| Baltacı Mehmed Pasha (1st time) | December 25, 1704 | May 3, 1706 | of Turkish origin, came from Osmancık |
| Çorlulu Damat Ali Pasha | May 3, 1706 | June 15, 1710 | of Turkish origin, came from Çorlu , executed in 1711 |
| Köprülü Numan Pascha | June 16, 1710 | 17th August 1710 | Turkish origin ( Köprülü ) |
| Baltacı Mehmed Pasha (2nd time) | August 18, 1710 | November 20, 1711 | of Turkish origin, came from Osmancık |
| Aga Yusuf Pasha | November 20, 1711 | November 11, 1712 | |
| Silahdar Suleyman Pasha | November 12, 1712 | April 6, 1713 | |
| Hoca İbrahim Pasha | April 6, 1713 | April 7, 1713 | |
| Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha | April 27, 1713 | August 5, 1716 | |
| Hacı Halil Pasha | August 21, 1716 | October 1717 | of Albanian origin |
| Nişancı Mehmed Pasha | October 1717 | May 9, 1718 | |
| Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha | May 9, 1718 | October 1, 1730 | of Turkish origin, came from Nevşehir , murdered |
| Silahdar Damat Mehmed Pasha | October 16, 1730 | January 23, 1731 | |
| Kabakulak İbrahim Pasha | January 23, 1731 | September 11, 1731 | |
| Topal Osman Pasha | September 21, 1731 | March 12, 1732 | Turkish origin, fallen in 1733 |
| Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha (1st time) | March 12, 1732 | July 14, 1735 | Origin: Venetian father, Turkish mother |
| Gürcü İsmail Pasha | July 14, 1735 | December 25, 1735 | Georgian origin ( Gürcü = Georgian ) |
| Silahdar Seyyid Mehmed Pasha | January 10, 1736 | August 5, 1737 | of Turkish origin, came from Dimetoka |
| Muhsinzade Abdullah Pasha | August 22, 1737 | December 19, 1737 | of Turkish origin, came from Aleppo |
| Yeğen Mehmed Pasha | December 3, 1737 | March 23, 1739 | of Turkish origin ( Yeğen = nephew, in this case the sultan ) |
| Hacı İvaz Mehmed Pasha | March 17, 1739 | June 23, 1740 | of Albanian origin |
| Nişancı Hacı Ahmed Pasha | July 22, 1740 | April 7, 1742 | |
| Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha (2nd time) | April 21, 1742 | October 4, 1742 | Origin: Venetian father, Turkish mother |
| Seyyid Hasan Pasha | October 4, 1742 | August 10, 1746 | of Turkish origin, came from Karahisar , today Şebinkarahisar |
| Tiryaki Hacı Mehmed Pasha | August 11, 1746 | August 24, 1747 | of Turkish origin |
| Seyyid Abdullah Pasha | August 24, 1747 | January 2, 1750 | of Turkish origin, came from Kirkuk |
| Divitdar Mehmed Pasha | January 9, 1750 | July 1, 1752 | of Turkish origin, came from Istanbul |
| Köse Bahir Mustafa Pascha (1st time) | July 1, 1752 | February 16, 1755 | of Turkish origin, came from Çorlu |
| Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha (3rd time) | February 16, 1755 | May 19, 1755 | Origin: Venetian father, Turkish mother |
| Naili Abdullah Pasha | May 19, 1755 | August 24, 1755 | of Turkish origin, came from Istanbul |
| Nişancı Ali Pasha | August 24, 1755 | October 23, 1755 | of Albanian origin |
| Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Pasha | October 25, 1755 | April 1, 1756 | of Turkish origin, came from Edirne . Son of Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi |
| Köse Bahir Mustafa Pascha (2nd time) | April 30, 1756 | December 3, 1756 | of Turkish origin, came from Çorlu |
| Koca Mehmed Ragıp Pasha | January 12, 1757 | April 8, 1763 | of Turkish origin, came from Istanbul |
| Tevkii Hamza Hamid Pasha | April 11, 1763 | September 29, 1763 | of Turkish origin, came from Develi |
| Köse Bahir Mustafa Pascha (3rd time) | September 29, 1763 | March 30, 1765 | of Turkish origin, came from Çorlu |
| Muhsinzade Mehmed Pascha (1st time) | March 30, 1765 | August 7, 1768 | of Turkish origin, son of Muhsinzade Abdullah Pasha |
| Silahdar Hamza Mahir Pasha | August 7, 1768 | October 20, 1768 | of Turkish origin, came from Develi |
| Yağlıkçızade Mehmed Emin Pasha | October 1768 | August 12, 1769 | of Turkish origin, came from Istanbul |
| Moldovancı Ali Pasha | August 12, 1769 | December 12, 1769 | of Turkish origin, came from Daday |
| İvazzade Halil Pasha | December 13, 1769 | December 25, 1770 | of Turkish origin, son of İvaz Mehmed Pasha |
| Silahdar Mehmed Pasha | December 25, 1770 | December 11, 1771 | of Turkish origin, came from Istanbul |
| Muhsinzade Mehmed Pascha (2nd time) | December 1771 | August 6, 1773 | of Turkish origin |
| İzzet Mehmed Pasha (1st time) | August 11, 1773 | July 7, 1775 | of Turkish origin, came from Safranbolu |
Territorial losses and Tanzimat phase of the empire from 1775 to 1910
| Grand viziers | Start of office | End of office | Background information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moralı Dervisch Mehmed Pasha | July 7, 1775 | January 5, 1777 | of Turkish origin, from Mora = Peloponnese |
| Darendeli Cebecizade Mehmed Pasha | January 5, 1777 | September 1, 1778 | of Turkish origin, came from Darende |
| Kalafat Mehmed Pasha | September 1, 1778 | August 22, 1779 | Bulgarian origin, came from Sofia , the only illiterate grand vizier |
| Silahdar Seyyid Mehmed Pascha or Karavezir Seyyid Mehmed Pascha | August 1779 | February 20, 1781 | of Turkish origin, came from Arabsun near Kırşehir |
| İzzet Mehmed Pasha (2nd time) | February 20, 1781 | August 25, 1782 | of Turkish origin, came from Safranbolu |
| Yeğen Hacı Mehmed Pasha | August 25, 1782 | December 31, 1782 | of Turkish origin ( Yeğen = nephew, in the case of the Sultan ) |
| Halil Hamid Pasha | December 31, 1782 | April 30, 1785 | of Turkish origin, came from Isparta . Kemal Derviş's great-grandfather |
| Şahin Ali Pasha | April 30, 1785 | January 25, 1786 | very likely of Georgian origin |
| Koca Yusuf Pasha (1st time) | January 25, 1786 | May 28, 1789 | Georgian origin |
| Cenaze Hasan Pascha or Meyyit Hasan Pascha | May 28, 1789 | January 2, 1790 | Circassian origin |
| Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha | January 2, 1790 | March 30, 1790 | of Turkish origin |
| Çelebizade Şerif Hasan Pasha | April 16, 1790 | February 12, 1791 | of Turkish origin, came from Rusçuk |
| Koca Yusuf Pasha (2nd time) | February 12, 1791 | 1792 | Georgian origin |
| Damat Melek Mehmed Pasha | 1792 | October 21, 1794 | Bosnian origin |
| İzzet Mehmed Pasha (3rd time) | October 21, 1794 | October 23, 1798 | of Turkish origin, came from Safranbolu |
| Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha (1st time) | October 23, 1798 | June 24, 1805 | Georgian origin |
| Bostancıbaşı Hafız İsmail Pasha | September 24, 1805 | October 13, 1806 | of Turkish origin |
| Keçiboynuzu İbrahim Hilmi Pasha | October 13, 1806 | June 3, 1807 | of Turkish origin |
| Çelebi Mustafa Pasha | June 3, 1807 | July 29, 1808 | of Turkish origin |
| Alemdar Mustafa Pascha , also called Bayrakdar Mustafa Pascha | July 29, 1808 | November 15, 1808 | of Turkish origin, came from Rusçuk, blew himself up with over 400 attackers |
| Çavuşbaş Memiş Pasha | November 16, 1808 | December 1808 | of Albanian origin |
| Çarhacı Ali Pasha | December 1808 | March 1809 | of Turkish origin |
| Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha (2nd time) | March 1809 | February 1811 | Georgian origin |
| Laz Ahmed Pasha | February 1811 | July 1812 | Lasic origin |
| Hursid Ahmed Pasha | July 1812 | March 30, 1815 | of Turkish origin; second grand vizier to commit suicide (1822) |
| Mehmed Emin Rauf Pascha (1st time) | March 30, 1815 | January 6, 1818 | of Turkish origin |
| Burdurlu Dervisch Mehmed Pasha | January 6, 1818 | January 5, 1820 | of Turkish origin, came from Burdur |
| Seyyid Ali Pasha | January 5, 1820 | April 21, 1821 | of Turkish origin |
| Benderli Ali Pasha | April 21, 1821 | April 30, 1821 | of Turkish origin, came from Bender (today Moldova ). Last Grand Vizier executed on the orders of the Sultan. |
| Hacı Salih Pasha | April 30, 1821 | November 11, 1822 | of Turkish origin |
| Deli Abdullah Pasha | November 11, 1822 | March 4, 1823 | of Turkish origin |
| Turnacızade Silahdar Ali Pasha | March 4, 1823 | December 1823 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Said Galip Pasha | December 1823 | September 15, 1824 | of Turkish origin |
| Benderli Mehmed Selim Sırrı Pascha | September 15, 1824 | October 26, 1828 | of Turkish origin, came from Bender, murdered in 1831 |
| Darendeli Topal İzzet Mehmed Pascha (1st time) | October 26, 1828 | January 1829 | of Turkish origin, came from Darende |
| Reşid Mehmed Pasha | January 1829 | February 17, 1833 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Emin Rauf Pascha (2nd time) | February 17, 1833 | July 8, 1839 | of Turkish origin |
| Hüsrev Mehmed Pascha | July 8, 1839 | May 29, 1841 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Emin Rauf Pascha (3rd time) | May 29, 1841 | October 7, 1841 | of Turkish origin |
| Darendeli Topal İzzet Mehmed Pascha (2nd time) | October 7, 1841 | September 3, 1842 | of Turkish origin, came from Darende |
| Mehmed Emin Rauf Pascha (4th time) | September 2, 1842 | July 31, 1846 | of Turkish origin |
| Mustafa Reşid Pascha (1st time) | July 31, 1846 | April 28, 1848 | of Turkish origin |
| İbrahim Sarim Pasha | April 28, 1848 | August 13, 1848 | of Turkish origin |
| Mustafa Reşid Pascha (2nd time) | August 13, 1848 | January 27, 1852 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Emin Rauf Pascha (5th time) | January 27, 1852 | March 7, 1852 | of Turkish origin |
| Mustafa Reşid Pascha (3rd time) | March 7, 1852 | August 7, 1852 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Emin Ali Pascha (1st time) | August 7, 1852 | October 4, 1852 | of Turkish origin |
| Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha | October 4, 1852 | May 14, 1853 | of Turkish origin came from Hemşin |
| Giritli Mustafa Naili Pascha (1st time) | May 14, 1853 | May 31, 1854 | Albanian origin, came from Egypt , called Giritli = Cretan , because he served as governor on the island for a long time |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha (1st time) | May 30, 1854 | November 24, 1854 | of Turkish origin, came from Cyprus |
| Mustafa Reşid Pascha (4th time) | November 24, 1854 | May 4, 1855 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha (2nd time) | May 4, 1855 | December 1, 1856 | of Turkish origin |
| Mustafa Reşid Pascha (5th time) | December 1, 1856 | August 2, 1857 | of Turkish origin |
| Giritli Mustafa Naili Pascha (2nd time) | August 2, 1857 | October 23, 1857 | of Albanian origin |
| Mustafa Reşid Pascha (6th time) | October 23, 1857 | January 7, 1858 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha (3rd time) | January 11, 1858 | October 8, 1859 | of Turkish origin |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha (2nd time) | October 8, 1859 | December 24, 1859 | of Turkish origin, came from Cyprus |
| Mütercim Mehmed Rüşdi Pascha (1st time) | December 24, 1859 | May 27, 1860 | of Turkish origin |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha (3rd time) | May 27, 1860 | August 6, 1861 | of Turkish origin, came from Cyprus |
| Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha (4th time) | August 6, 1861 | November 22, 1861 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Fuad Pascha (1st time) | November 22, 1861 | January 6, 1863 | of Turkish origin, came from Konya |
| Yusuf Kamil Pasha | January 6, 1863 | June 3, 1863 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Fuad Pascha (2nd time) | June 3, 1863 | June 5, 1866 | of Turkish origin |
| Mütercim Mehmed Rüşdi Pascha (2nd time) | June 5, 1866 | February 11, 1867 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha (5th time) | February 11, 1867 | September 7, 1871 | of Turkish origin |
| Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1st time) | September 1871 | July 31, 1872 | of Turkish origin, was called Nedimoff because of his Russophile politics |
| Midhat Pasha (1st time) | July 31, 1872 | October 19, 1872 | of Turkish origin, family from Rusçuk , born in Istanbul, murdered in 1884 |
| Mütercim Mehmed Rüşdi Pascha (3rd time) | October 1872 | February 1873 | of Turkish origin |
| Sakızl Ahmed Esat Pasha (1st time) | February 15, 1873 | May 1873 | of Turkish origin, came from Sakız / Chios |
| Şirvanlı Mehmed Rüşdi Pasha | May 1873 | February 14, 1874 | of Turkish or Kurdish origin, came from Şirvan |
| Huseyin Avni Pasha | February 14, 1874 | April 25, 1875 | of Turkish origin |
| Sakızl Ahmed Esat Pasha (2nd time) | April 1875 | August 1875 | of Turkish origin, came from Chios |
| Mahmud Nedim Pasha (2nd time) | August 21, 1875 | April 13, 1876 | of Turkish origin |
| Mütercim Mehmed Rüşdi Pascha (4th time) | April 1876 | December 19, 1876 | of Turkish origin |
| Midhat Pasha (2nd time) | December 19, 1876 | February 5, 1877 | of Turkish origin, the last Grand Vizier executed - during exile in Taif |
| İbrahim Edhem Pasha | February 5, 1877 | January 11, 1878 | Turkic Greek origin, came from Chios |
| Ahmed Hamdi Pasha | January 11, 1878 | February 4, 1878 | of Turkish origin |
| Ahmed Vefik Pasha | February 4, 1878 | April 18, 1878 | of Turkish origin, came from Istanbul |
| Mehmed Sadık Pasha | April 18, 1878 | May 1878 | of Turkish origin |
| Mütercim Mehmed Rüşdi Pascha (5th time) | May 1878 | June 1878 | of Turkish origin |
| Mehmed Esad Saffet Pasha | May 1878 | October 1878 | of Turkish origin |
| Tunuslu Hayreddin Pasha | October 1878 | July 28, 1879 | Tunisian origin |
| Ahmed Arifi Pasha | July 28, 1879 | September 1879 | of Turkish origin |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pascha (1st time) | October 18, 1879 | June 9, 1880 | of Turkish origin |
| Cenani Mehmed Kadri Pasha | June 9, 1880 | September 12, 1880 | of Turkish origin, came from Antep |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pascha (2nd time) | September 12, 1880 | May 2, 1882 | of Turkish origin |
| Abdurrahman Nureddin Pasha | May 2, 1882 | July 12, 1882 | of Turkish origin, came from Kütahya |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pascha (3rd time) | July 12, 1882 | November 30, 1882 | of Turkish origin |
| Ahmed Vefik Pasha (2nd time) | December 1, 1882 | December 3, 1882 | of Turkish origin |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pascha (4th time) | December 3, 1882 | September 24, 1885 | of Turkish origin |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha (1st time) | September 1885 | September 1891 | of Turkish origin, came from Cyprus |
| Ahmed Cevad Şakir Pasha | September 1891 | June 1895 | of Turkish origin, came from Kabaağaç in Afyonkarahisar |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pascha (5th time) | June 9, 1895 | October 3, 1895 | of Turkish origin |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha (2nd time) | October 1895 | November 1895 | of Turkish origin, came from Cyprus |
| Halil Rıfat Pasha | November 1895 | November 9, 1901 | of Turkish origin |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pascha (6th time) | November 13, 1901 | January 15, 1903 | of Turkish origin |
| Avlonyalı Mehmed Ferid Pasha | January 15, 1903 | July 1908 | Albanian origin, came from Avlonya ( Vlora ) |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pascha (7th time) | July 22, 1908 | August 6, 1908 | of Turkish origin |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha (3rd time) | August 1908 | February 1909 | of Turkish origin, came from Cyprus |
| Ahmed Tevfik Pasha (1st time) | March 31, 1909 | May 1909 | of Turkish origin |
| Hüseyin Hilmi Pascha | May 1909 | January 1910 | of Turkish origin |
Fall of the empire 1910 to 1922
| Grand viziers | Start of office | End of office | Background information |
|---|---|---|---|
| İbrahim Hakkı Pasha | January 12, 1910 | September 29, 1911 | of Turkish origin |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pascha (8th time) | October 4, 1911 | July 17, 1912 | of Turkish origin |
| Gazi Ahmed Muhtar Pasha | July 22, 1912 | October 29, 1912 | of Turkish origin |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha (4th time) | October 1912 | January 23, 1913 | of Turkish origin, came from Cyprus |
| Mahmud Şevket Pasha | January 23, 1913 | June 11, 1913 | of Turkish origin |
| Said Halim Pasha | June 12, 1913 | February 3, 1917 | Of Albanian origin, came from Egypt |
| Mehmed Talat Pasha | February 4, 1917 | October 8, 1918 | of Turkish origin |
| Ahmed İzzet Pasha | October 14, 1918 | November 8, 1918 | of Turkish origin |
| Ahmed Tevfik Pasha (2nd time) | November 11, 1918 | March 10, 1919 | of Turkish origin |
| Damat Ferid Pascha (1st time) | March 10, 1919 | October 4, 1919 | Of Montenegrin origin |
| Ali Rıza Pasha | October 6, 1919 | March 2, 1920 | of Turkish origin |
| Hulusi Salih Pasha | March 8, 1920 | April 2, 1920 | of Turkish origin |
| Damat Ferid Pascha (2nd time) | April 5, 1920 | October 18, 1920 | Of Montenegrin origin |
| Ahmed Tevfik Pasha (3rd time) | October 21, 1920 | November 17, 1922 | of Turkish origin, last grand vizier |
Web links
Commons : Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Halil İnalcık : Mesīḥ Pasha . In CE Bosworth, E. van Donzel, Ch. Pellat: Encyclopaedia of Islam , Volume 6: Mahk-Mid, EJ Brill, Leiden 1991, ISBN 90-04-08112-7 , pp. 1025-1026. ISBN 90-04-08112-7