| HadımSuleimanPasha | |
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| 31st Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office April 1541 – 28 November 1544 | |
| Monarch | Suleiman I |
| Preceded by | Lütfi Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Rüstem Pasha |
| Ottoman Governor of Egypt | |
| In office 1537–1538 | |
| Preceded by | Divane Hüsrev Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Davud Pasha |
| In office 1525–1535 | |
| Preceded by | Güzelce Kasım Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Divane Hüsrev Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1467 |
| Died | September 1547 (aged 79–80) Malkara, Sanjak of Vize, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
Hadım (Eunuch) Suleiman Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: خادم سلیمان پاشا; Turkish: Hadım Süleyman Paşa; c. 1467 – September 1547) was an Ottoman statesman and military commander of Greek descent. He served as the governor of Ottoman Egypt in 1525–1535 and 1537–1538, and as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire between 1541 and 1544. He was a eunuch.
The Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent ordered Suleiman Pasha as governor of Egypt to conduct a naval expedition in the Indian Ocean, where he led the capture of Aden and the siege of Diu (in Portuguese India) in 1538. Suleiman Pasha was a benefactor of his long-serving successor in the Egyptian governorship, Davud Pasha (served 1538–1549), whom he championed for the role to spite his rival and colleague, Rüstem Pasha.
See also
- Ottoman naval expeditions in the Indian Ocean
- List of Ottoman grand viziers
- List of Ottoman governors of Egypt
References
- Clot, André (2012). Suleiman the Magnificent. Saqi. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-86356-803-9.
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- Markotic, Vladimir (1987). Emigrants from Croatia and Their Achievements: Symposium. Western Publishers. ISBN 978-0-919119-12-3.
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- Turkish State Archives
- A military history of modern Egypt: from the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War by Andrew James McGregor p.30
- Giancarlo Casale (26 January 2010). The Ottoman Age of Exploration. Oxford University Press. pp. 87, 102. ISBN 978-0-19-979879-7.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byGüzelce Kasım Pasha | Ottoman Governor of Egypt 1525–1535 |
Succeeded byDivane Hüsrev Pasha |
| Preceded byDivane Hüsrev Pasha | Ottoman Governor of Egypt 1537–1538 |
Succeeded byDavud Pasha |
| Preceded byLütfi Pasha | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire April 1541 – 28 November 1544 |
Succeeded byRüstem Pasha |
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