| Grand Vizier |
Entered office |
Left office |
Background notes |
| Alaeddin Pasha |
1320 |
1331 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha |
1331 |
1348 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Hacı Pasha |
1348 |
1349 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Sinanüddin Fakih Yusuf Pasha |
1349 |
1364 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha |
1364 |
22 January 1387 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Cendere (or Çandar) village near Ankara, see Çandarlı family. The first vizier to hold the title "grand vizier" and also the first with a military background. |
| Çandarlı Ali Pasha |
1387 |
1406 |
Turkish Ottoman (Çandarlı family) |
| İmamzade Halil Pasha |
1406 |
1413 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Osmancık |
| Beyazıd Pasha |
1413 |
1421 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Amasya |
| Çandarlı (1st) İbrahim Pasha |
1421 |
1439 |
Turkish Ottoman (Çandarlı family) |
| Koca Mehmed Nizamüddin Pasha |
1429 |
1439 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Osmancık or Amasya |
| Çandarlı (2nd) Halil Pasha |
1439 |
1 June 1453 |
Turkish Ottoman (Çandarlı family). First grand vizier who was executed. |
| Veli Mahmud Pasha (1st time) |
1453 |
1466 |
Greek Ottoman |
| Rum Mehmed Pasha |
1466 |
1469 |
Greek Ottoman, (Rum = Greek) |
| İshak Pasha (1st time) |
1469 |
1472 |
precise origin unknown, of Slavic background |
| Veli Mahmud Pasha (2nd time) |
1472 |
1474 |
Greek Ottoman |
| Gedik Ahmed Pasha |
1474 |
1477 |
discutably Albanian Ottoman (based on very loose evidence) |
| Karamanlı Mehmed Pasha |
1477 |
1481 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Karaman |
| İshak Pasha (2nd time) |
1481 |
1482 |
precise origin unknown, of Slavic background |
| Davud Pasha |
1482 |
1497 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Hersekli Ahmed Pasha (1st time) |
1497 |
1498 |
Bosniak Ottoman, from Herzegovina |
| Çandarlı (2nd) İbrahim Pasha |
1498 |
1499 |
Turkish Ottoman (Çandarlı family) |
| Mesih Pasha |
1499 |
1501 |
Greek Ottoman, according to Joseph von Hammer |
| Hadim Ali Pasha (1st time) |
1501 |
1503 |
Serbian Ottoman, from Bosnia (Hadim = Manservant) |
| Hersekli Ahmed Pasha (2nd time) |
1503 |
1506 |
Bosniak Ottoman, from Herzegovina |
| Hadim Ali Pasha (2nd time) |
1506 |
1511 |
Serbian Ottoman, from Bosnia |
| Hersekli Ahmed Pasha (3rd time) |
1511 |
1511 |
Bosniak Ottoman, from Herzegovina |
| Koca Mustafa Pasha |
1511 |
1512 |
Greek Ottoman |
| Hersekli Ahmed Pasha (4th time) |
1512 |
28 November 1514 |
Bosniak Ottoman, from Herzegovina |
| Dukakinoğlu Ahmed Pasha |
18 December 1514 |
8 September 1515 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Hersekli Ahmed Pasha (5th time) |
8 September 1515 |
26 April 1516 |
Bosniak Ottoman, from Herzegovina |
| Hadim Sinan Pasha |
26 April 1516 |
22 January 1517 |
Bosniak Ottoman, from the noble Boronivic family (Hadim = Manservant) |
| Yunus Pasha |
22 January 1517 |
13 September 1517 |
Of unknown origin, certainly non-Turkish, since a Devshirme. |
| Piri Mehmed Pasha |
25 January 1518 |
27 June 1523 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Aksaray |
| Pargalı İbrahim Pasha, also called Frenk İbrahim Pasha |
27 June 1523 |
14 March 1536 |
Greek Ottoman, from Parga (The nickname Frenk referred to his European manners and tastes) |
| Ayas Mehmed Pasha |
14 March 1536 |
13 July 1539 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Çelebi Lütfi Pasha |
13 July 1539 |
April 1541 |
Most probably Albanian Ottoman, from Avlonya (Vlorë) (Çelebi = a refined gentleman with good manners) |
| Hadim Süleyman Pasha |
April 1541 |
28 November 1544 |
Of unknown origin (Hadim = Manservant) |
| Damat Rüstem Pasha (1st time) |
28 November 1544 |
6 October 1553 |
Bosniak Ottoman (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Kara Ahmed Pasha |
6 October 1553 |
29 September 1555 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Damat Rüstem Pasha (2nd time) |
29 September 1555 |
10 July 1561 |
Bosniak Ottoman |
| Semiz Ali Pasha (1st time) |
10 July 1561 |
28 June 1565 |
Albanian Ottoman (Semiz = a fleshy person) |
| Sokollu Mehmed Pasha |
28 June 1565 |
12 October 1579 |
Ottoman above all, born in Sokolovici village near Višegrad in Bosnia. Both Serbian and Bosniak arguments to his claim could be equally justified. |
| Semiz Ahmed Pasha (2nd time) |
12 October 1579 |
28 April 1580 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha |
28 April 1580 |
7 August 1580 |
Bosniak Ottoman (Lala = a tutor to a Sultan) |
| Koca Sinan Pasha (1st time) |
7 August 1580 |
6 December 1582 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (1st time) |
24 December 1582 |
25 July 1584 |
Croatian or Hungarian Ottoman, from Kanije |
| Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha |
28 July 1584 |
29 October 1585 |
From a family of Circassian Mameluks |
| Hadim Mesih Pasha |
1 November 1585 |
14 April 1586 |
Of unknown origin (Hadim = Manservant) |
| Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (2nd time) |
14 April 1586 |
2 April 1589 |
Croatian or Hungarian Ottoman, from Kanije |
| Koca Sinan Pasha (2nd time) |
14 April 1589 |
1 August 1591 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Serdar Ferhad Pasha (1st time) |
1 August 1591 |
4 April 1592 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (3rd time) |
4 April 1592 |
28 January 1593 |
Croatian or Hungarian Ottoman, from Kanije |
| Koca Sinan Pasha (3rd time) |
28 January 1593 |
16 February 1595 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Serdar Ferhad Pasha (2nd time) |
16 February 1595 |
7 July 1595 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Koca Sinan Pasha (4th time) |
7 July 1595 |
19 November 1595 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Lala Mehmed Pasha |
19 November 1595 |
28 November 1595 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Manisa (Lala = Tutor to a Sultan) |
| Koca Sinan Pasha (5th time) |
1 December 1595 |
3 April 1596 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Damat İbrahim Pasha (1st time) |
4 April 1596 |
27 October 1596 |
Bosniak Ottoman (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha |
27 October 1596 |
5 December 1596 |
Italian Ottoman. From the noble Genoese family of Cicala. |
| Damat İbrahim Pasha (2nd time) |
5 December 1596 |
3 November 1597 |
Bosniak Ottoman (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Hadim Hasan Pasha |
3 November 1597 |
9 April 1598 |
Of unknown origin |
| Cerrah Mehmed Pasha |
9 April 1598 |
6 January 1599 |
Turkish Ottoman (Cerrah = Surgeon) |
| Damat İbrahim Pasha (3rd time) |
6 January 1599 |
10 July 1601 |
Bosniak Ottoman (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Yemişçi Hasan Pasha |
22 July 1601 |
4 October 1603 |
Albanian Ottoman (Yemişçi = Fruit-vendor; in reference to his background) |
| Malkoç Yavuz Ali Pasha |
16 October 1603 |
26 July 1604 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Malkoçoğlu family |
| Lala Mehmed Pasha |
5 August 1604 |
21 June 1606 |
Bosniak Ottoman (Lala = Tutor to a Sultan) |
| Dervish Mehmed Pasha the Bosniak |
21 June 1606 |
9 December 1606 |
Bosniak Ottoman |
| Kuyucu Murad Pasha |
11 December 1606 |
5 August 1611 |
Croatian Ottoman (Kuyucu = The well-digger; name given since he had the habit of burying his enemies in wells) |
| Gümülcineli Damat Nasuh Pasha |
5 August 1611 |
17 October 1614 |
possibly Albanian Ottoman, from Gümülcine. (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Öküz Kara Mehmed Pasha (1st time) |
17 October 1614 |
17 November 1616 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul (Öküz = Oxen; literally Mehmed Pasha the Oxen; name given since he was heavily built) |
| Damat Halil Pasha (1st time) |
17 November 1616 |
18 January 1619 |
Armenian Ottoman, from Zeytun (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Öküz Kara Mehmed Pasha (2nd time) |
18 January 1619 |
23 December 1619 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Güzelce Ali Pasha |
23 December 1619 |
9 March 1621 |
Turkish Ottoman (Güzelce = Handsome) |
| Ohrili Hüseyin Pasha |
9 March 1621 |
17 September 1621 |
Albanian Ottoman, from Ohri |
| Dilaver Pasha |
17 September 1621 |
20 May 1622 |
Croatian Ottoman |
| Kara Davud Pasha |
20 May 1622 |
13 June 1622 |
Bosniak Ottoman |
| Mere Hüseyin Pasha (1st time) |
13 June 1622 |
8 August 1622 |
Albanian Ottoman ("Mere!" = "Take it!" in Albanian; purportedly the only grand vizier who did not speak Turkish, named after the oft-repeated order he gave on the subject of opponents' heads) |
| Lefkeli Mehmed Pasha |
8 August 1622 |
21 September 1622 |
Turkish Ottoman, from former Lefke, today Orhaneli |
| Gürcü Mehmed Pasha |
21 September 1622 |
5 February 1623 |
Georgian Ottoman (Gürcü = Georgian) |
| Mere Hüseyin Pasha (2nd time) |
5 February 1623 |
30 August 1623 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Kemankeş Kara Ali Pasha |
30 August 1623 |
3 April 1624 |
Turkish Ottoman (Kemankeş = Archer) |
| Çerkes Mehmed Ali Pasha |
3 April 1624 |
28 January 1625 |
Circassian Ottoman (Çerkes = Circassian) |
| Filibeli Hafız Ahmed Pasha (1st time) |
8 February 1625 |
1 December 1626 |
Turkish or Pomak (according to Gözler Ottoman, although the term Pomak itself was probably not in use at the time. From Filibe. |
| Damat Halil Pasha (2nd time) |
1 December 1626 |
6 April 1628 |
Armenian Ottoman, from Zeytun (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Gazi Ekrem Hüsrev Pasha |
6 April 1628 |
25 October 1631 |
Bosniak Ottoman |
| Filibeli Hafız Ahmed Pasha (2nd time) |
25 October 1631 |
10 February 1632 |
Turkish or Pomak from Filibe. |
| Topal Recep Pasha |
10 February 1632 |
18 May 1632 |
Bosniak Ottoman (Topal = Lame) |
| Tabanıyassi Mehmed Pasha |
18 May 1632 |
2 February 1637 |
possibly Albanian Ottoman (from Drama)(Tabanıyassı = Flat-footed) |
| Bayram Pasha |
2 February 1637 |
26 August 1638 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Tayyar Mehmed Pasha |
27 August 1638 |
23 December 1638 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Kemankeş Kara Mustafa Pasha |
23 December 1638 |
31 January 1644 |
Albanian Ottoman (Kemankeş = Archer) |
| Sultanzade Semiz Mehmed Pasha |
31 January 1644 |
17 December 1645 |
Turkish Ottoman (Sultanzade = Son of a female member of the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Nevesinli Salih Pasha |
17 December 1645 |
16 September 1647 |
Bosniak Ottoman, from Nevesinje. |
| Kara Musa Pasha |
16 September 1647 |
21 September 1647 |
Turkish Ottoman. Not included in some lists. The imperial seal was sent to him by way of sea to Crete where he was in campaign, but he fell in front of the castle of Kandiye (Iraklion) five days after his naming to the rank and before receiving the seal. |
| Hezarpare Ahmed Pasha |
21 September 1647 |
7 August 1648 |
Greek Ottoman, from İstanbul. Promoted from in-attorney title to the rank of full grand vizier upon Kara Musa Pasha's death. (Hezarpare = Thousand pieces; literally Ahmed Pasha the Thousand Pieces; name given by chroniclers since he was lynched by the mob) |
| Sofu Mehmed Pasha, also called Mevlevi Mehmed Pasha |
7 August 1648 |
21 May 1649 |
Turkish Ottoman (Sofu = Devout and see Mevlevi) |
| Kara Dev Murad Pasha |
21 May 1649 |
5 August 1651 |
Albanian Ottoman (Dev = Giant) |
| Melek Ahmed Pasha |
5 August 1651 |
21 August 1651 |
Abaza Ottoman (Melek = Angel) |
| Abaza Siyavuş Pasha (1st time) |
21 August 1651 |
27 September 1651 |
Abaza Ottoman |
| Gürcü Mehmed Pasha |
27 September 1651 |
20 June 1652 |
Georgian Ottoman (Gürcü - Georgian) |
| Tarhuncu Ahmed Pasha |
20 June 1652 |
21 March 1653 |
Albanian Ottoman (Tarhuncu = Tarragon vendor; in reference to his background) |
| Koca Dervish Mehmed Pasha |
21 March 1653 |
28 October 1654 |
Circassian Ottoman |
| İpşiri Mustafa Pasha |
28 October 1654 |
11 May 1655 |
Abaza Ottoman (İpşiri = Bearer of good news) |
| Kara Dev Murad Pasha (2nd time) |
11 May 1655 |
19 August 1655 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Ermeni Suleyman Pasha |
19 August 1655 |
28 February 1656 |
Turkish Ottoman despite his nickname Ermeni, which means Armenian, from Malatya. |
| Gazi Hüseyin Pasha, also called Deli Hüseyin Pasha |
28 February 1656 |
5 March 1656 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Yenişehir. Not included in some lists. The imperial seal was sent to him by way of sea to Crete where he was in campaign, but the ships were called back because of Zurnazen Mustafa Pasha's lobbying, who had been appointed in-attorney in between but wanted the full title for him. (Deli = Mad; due to his daring and courage in the battlefield) |
| Zurnazen Mustafa Pasha (held office for 4 hours) |
5 March 1656 |
5 March 1656 |
Albanian Ottoman (Zurnazen = Clarinettist). Not included in some lists. Promoted from in-attorney title to the rank of full grand vizier due to the influence he exerted on the sultan for Gazi Hüseyin Pasha's dismissal from the office. His appointment caused an uprising in İstanbul and he was exiled after having held the seal for four hours. |
| Abaza Siyavuş Pasha (2nd time) |
5 March 1656 |
25 April 1656 |
Abaza Ottoman |
| Boynuyaralı Mehmed Pasha |
26 April 1656 |
15 September 1656 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Samsun (Boynu yaralı = Wounded neck) |
| Köprülü Mehmed Pasha |
15 September 1656 |
October 31, 1661 |
Albanian Ottoman, from the region of Rudnik, associated with his wife's hometown of Köprü in north-central Anatolia, called Vezirköprü today in honor of the family. (see; Köprülü family) |
| Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha |
October 31, 1661 |
October 19, 1676 |
Ottoman (Albanian father, Turkish mother; see Köprülü family) |
| Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha |
October 19, 1676 |
December 25, 1683 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Merzifon (adopted son in Köprülü family) |
| Kara İbrahim Pasha |
15 December 1683 |
18 November 1685 |
Bosniak Ottoman |
| Sarı Süleyman Pasha |
18 November 1685 |
18 September 1687 |
Bosniak Ottoman (Sarı = Blond) |
| Abaza Siyavuş Pasha (3rd time) |
18 September 1687 |
23 February 1688 |
Abaza Ottoman |
| Ayaşlı İsmail Pasha |
February 23, 1688 |
May 2, 1688 |
Turkish Ottoman (from Ayaş) |
| Bekri Mustafa Pasha |
May 30, 1688 |
November 7, 1689 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Tekirdağ. |
| Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha |
November 10, 1689 |
August 19, 1691 |
Turkish Ottoman (Köprülü family) |
| Arabacı Ali Pasha |
August 24, 1691 |
March 21, 1692 |
Albanian Ottoman (Arabacı = Coachman; in reference to his background) |
| Merfizonlu Hacı Ali Pasha |
March 23, 1692 |
March 17, 1693 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Merzifon. |
| Bozoklu Mustafa Pasha |
March 17, 1693 |
March 1694 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Bozok (Yozgat today). |
| Sürmeli Ali Pasha |
March 13, 1694 |
April 22, 1695 |
Greek Ottoman (from Dimetoka) (Sürmeli = One who has eyes tinged with kohl) |
| Elmas Mehmed Pasha |
May 3, 1695 |
September 11, 1697 |
Turkish Ottoman (Elmas = Diamond) |
| Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha |
September 17, 1697 |
September 4, 1702 |
Turkish Ottoman (Köprülü family). |
| Daltaban Mustafa Pasha |
September 4, 1702 |
January 24, 1703 |
Serbian Ottoman, according to Joseph von Hammer, from Manastır (Daltaban = Barefoot) |
| Rami Mehmed Pasha |
January 25. 1703 |
August 22, 1703 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Kavanoz Ahmed Pasha |
August 22, 1703 |
November 16, 1703 |
Russian Ottoman (Kavanoz = A jar; named as such because purportedly very short and fat) |
| Damat Hasan Pasha |
November 18, 1703 |
September 28, 1704 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Mora (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Kalaylıkoz Hacı Ahmed Pasha |
October, 1704 |
December 25, 1704 |
? Ottoman (Kalaylıkoz = Varnished; a reference on his fondness for make-up, ornaments and dresses) |
| Baltacı Mehmed Pasha (1st time) |
December 25, 1704 |
May 3, 1706 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Osmancık. |
| Çorlulu Damat Ali Pasha |
May 3, 1706 |
June 15, 1710 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Çorlu (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Köprülü Numan Pasha |
June 16, 1710 |
August 17, 1710 |
Turkish Ottoman (Köprülü family). |
| Baltacı Mehmed Pasha (2nd time) |
August 18, 1710 |
November 20, 1711 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Osmancık. |
| Ağa Yusuf Pasha |
November 20, 1711 |
November 11, 1712 |
Georgian Ottoman |
| Silahdar Süleyman Pasha |
November 12, 1712 |
April 6, 1713 |
Abaza Ottoman |
| Hoca İbrahim Pasha |
April 6, 1713 |
April 7, 1713 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Serez (Serres) |
| Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha |
April 27, 1713 |
August 5, 1716 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İznik (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Hacı Halil Pasha |
August 21, 1716 |
October 1717 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Nişancı Mehmed Pasha |
October 1717 |
May 9, 1718 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Kayseri |
| Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha |
May 9, 1718 |
October 16, 1730 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Nevşehir. (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Silahdar Damat Mehmed Pasha |
October 16, 1730 |
January 23, 1731 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Kabakulak İbrahim Pasha |
January 23, 1731 |
September 11, 1731 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Şebinkarahisar (Kabakulak = Someone with mumps) |
| Topal Osman Pasha |
September 21, 1731 |
March 12, 1732 |
Turkish Ottoman (Topal = Lame) |
| Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha (1st time) |
March 12, 1732 |
July 14, 1735 |
Ottoman (Venetian father, Turkish mother) |
| Gürcü İsmail Pasha |
July 14, 1735 |
December 25, 1735 |
Georgian Ottoman (Gürcü = Georgian) |
| Silahdar Seyyid Mehmed Pasha |
January 10, 1736 |
August 5, 1737 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Dimetoka |
| Muhsinzade Abdullah Pasha |
August 22, 1737 |
December 19, 1737 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Aleppo |
| Yeğen Mehmed Pasha |
December 3, 1737 |
March 23, 1739 |
Turkish Ottoman (Yeğen = Nephew, of the Sultan in his case) |
| Hacı İvaz Mehmed Pasha |
March 17, 1739 |
June 23, 1740 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Nişancı Hacı Ahmed Pasha |
July 22, 1740 |
April 7, 1742 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Alanya |
| Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha (2nd time) |
April 21, 1742 |
October 4, 1742 |
Ottoman (Venetian father, Turkish mother) |
| Seyyid Hasan Pasha |
October 4, 1742 |
August 10, 1746 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Karahisar (Şebinkarahisar today) |
| Tiryaki Hacı Mehmed Pasha |
August 11, 1746 |
August 24, 1747 |
Turkish Ottoman (Tiryaki= Someone who has an addiction, to tobacco, opium, alcohol etc.). Reputed to have taken measures which made the prices of these substances plummet during his office. |
| Seyyid Abdullah Pasha |
August 24, 1747 |
January 2, 1750 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Kerkük |
| Divitdar Mehmed Pasha |
January 9, 1750 |
July 1, 1752 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha (1st time) |
July 1, 1752 |
February 16, 1755 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Çorlu (Köse = A bowl, someone with no beard) |
| Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha (3rd time) |
February 16, 1755 |
May 19, 1755 |
Ottoman (Venitian father, Turkish mother) |
| Naili Abdullah Pasha |
May 19, 1755 |
August 24, 1755 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Nişancı Ali Pasha |
August 24, 1755 |
October 23, 1755 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Pasha |
October 25, 1755 |
April 1, 1756 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Edirne (Yirmisekiz = Twenty-eight; named as such because his father, Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi, had served in the 28th battalion ("orta") in the corps of Janissaries) |
| Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha (2nd time) |
April 30, 1756 |
December 3, 1756 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Çorlu (Köse = A bowl, someone with no beard) |
| Koca Mehmed Ragıp Pasha |
January 12, 1757 |
April 8, 1763 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Tevkii Hamza Hamid Pasha |
April 11, 1763 |
September 29, 1763 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Develi |
| Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha (3rd time) |
September 29, 1763 |
March 30, 1765 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Çorlu |
| Muhsinzade Mehmed Pasha (1st time) |
March 30, 1765 |
August 7, 1768 |
Turkish Ottoman, son of Muhsinzade Abdullah Pasha |
| Silahdar Hamza Mahir Pasha |
August 7, 1768 |
October 20, 1768 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Develi |
| Yağlıkçızade Mehmed Emin Pasha |
October 1768 |
August 12, 1769 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Moldovancı Ali Pasha |
August 12, 1769 |
December 12, 1769 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Daday |
| İvazzade Halil Pasha |
December 13, 1769 |
December 25, 1770 |
Turkish Ottoman (son of İvaz Mehmed Pasha) |
| Silahdar Mehmed Pasha |
December 25, 1770 |
December 11, 1771 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Muhsinzade Mehmed Pasha (2nd time) |
December, 1771 |
August 6, 1773 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| İzzet Mehmed Pasha (1st time) |
August 11, 1773 |
July 7, 1775 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Safranbolu. |
| Moralı Dervish Mehmed Pasha |
July 7, 1775 |
January 5, 1777 |
Turkish Ottoman (from Mora = The Peloponnese) |
| Darendeli Cebecizade Mehmed Pasha |
January 5, 1777 |
September 1, 1778 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Darende. |
| Kalafat Mehmed Pasha |
September 1, 1778 |
August 22, 1779 |
Bulgarian Ottoman, from Sofia (Kalafat = Caulker). The only illiterate grand vizier. |
| Silahdar Seyyid Mehmed Pasha or Karavezir Seyyid Mehmed Pasha |
August, 1779 |
February 20, 1781 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Arabsun near Kırşehir |
| İzzet Mehmed Pasha (2nd time) |
February 20, 1781 |
August 25, 1782 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Safranbolu. |
| Yeğen Hacı Mehmed Pasha |
August 25, 1782 |
December 31, 1782 |
Turkish Ottoman (Yeğen = Nephew, to the Ottoman sultan in his case). |
| Halil Hamid Pasha |
December 31, 1782 |
April 30, 1785 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Isparta. Great-grandfather of Kemal Derviş, current administrator of the UNDP. |
| Şahin Ali Pasha |
April 30, 1785 |
January 25, 1786 |
most probably Georgian Ottoman |
| Koca Yusuf Pasha (1st time) |
January 25, 1786 |
May 28, 1789 |
Georgian Ottoman |
| Cenaze Hasan Pasha or Meyyit Hasan Pasha |
May 28, 1789 |
January 2, 1790 |
Circassian Ottoman ("Cenaze" or "Meyyit" = A funeral, a corpse; literally "Hasan Pasha the Funeral" or "Hasan Pasha the Corpse"; named as such because he was in his deathbed, seriously ill, all along his office) |
| Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha |
January 2, 1790 |
March 30, 1790 |
Turkish Ottoman, possibly with origins related to any which one of the Caucasian/Iranian ethnicities, bought as a slave in childhood in eastern Turkey, raised by Turkish family in Tekirdağ. His name Cezayirli means from Algiers since he had been a corsair there. |
| Çelebizade Şerif Hasan Pasha |
April 16, 1790 |
February 12, 1791 |
Turkish people Ottoman, from Rusçuk. |
| Koca Yusuf Pasha (2nd time) |
February 12, 1791 |
1792 |
Georgian Ottoman |
| Damat Melek Mehmed Pasha |
1792 |
October 21, 1794 |
Bosniak Ottoman (Damat = Bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| İzzet Mehmed Pasha (3rd time) |
October 21, 1794 |
October 23, 1798 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Safranbolu. |
| Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha (1st time) |
October 23, 1798 |
June 24, 1805 |
Turkish Ottoman (Kör = Blind) |
| Bostancıbaşı Hafız İsmail Pasha |
September 24, 1805 |
October 13, 1806 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Keçiboynuzu İbrahim Hilmi Pasha |
October 13, 1806 |
June 3, 1807 |
Turkish Ottoman (Keçiboynuzu = Carob fruit, named as such because purportedly an extremely puny person) |
| Çelebi Mustafa Pasha |
June 3, 1807 |
July 29, 1808 |
Turkish Ottoman (Çelebi = A refined gentleman with good manners) |
| Alemdar Mustafa Pasha, also called (Bayrakdar Mustafa Pasha) |
July 29, 1808 |
November 15, 1808 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Rusçuk. (Alemdar or Bayraktar = standard bearer, same rank with two different names among the Janissaries) |
| Çavuşbaşı Memiş Pasha |
November 16, 1808 |
December, 1808 |
Albanian Ottoman (Çavuşbaşı = Head sergent) |
| Çarhacı Ali Pasha |
December, 1808 |
March, 1809 |
Turkish Ottoman (Çarhacı = Skirmisher) |
| Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha (2nd time) |
March, 1809 |
February, 1811 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Laz Ahmed Pasha |
February, 1811 |
July, 1812 |
Laz Ottoman |
| Hurşid Ahmed Pasha |
July, 1812 |
March 30, 1815 |
Turkish Ottoman, the only grand vizier who committed suicide (while in office) |
| Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha (1st time) |
March 30, 1815 |
January 6, 1818 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Burdurlu Dervish Mehmed Pasha |
January 6, 1818 |
January 5, 1820 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Burdur |
| Seyyid Ali Pasha |
January 5, 1820 |
April 21, 1821 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Benderli Ali Pasha |
April 30, 1821 |
April 21, 1821 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Bender (Moldavia today). The last grand vizier who was executed upon an order clearly given by the sultan (because of the Greek War of Independence). |
| Hacı Salih Pasha |
April 30, 1821 |
November 11, 1822 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Deli Abdullah Pasha |
November 11, 1822 |
March 4, 1823 |
Turkish Ottoman (Deli = Mad, literally Abdullah Pasha the Mad) |
| Turnacızade Silahdar Ali Pasha |
March 4, 1823 |
December, 1823 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mehmed Said Galip Pasha |
December, 1823 |
September 15, 1824 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Benderli Mehmed Selim Sırrı Pasha |
September 15, 1824 |
October 26, 1828 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Bender (Moldavia today) |
| Darendeli Topal İzzet Mehmed Pasha (1st time) |
October 26, 1828 |
January, 1829 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Darende. |
| Reşid Mehmed Pasha |
January, 1829 |
February 17, 1833 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha (2nd time) |
February 17, 1833 |
July 8, 1839 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Koca Mehmed Hüsrev Pasha |
July 8, 1839 |
May 29, 1841 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha (3rd time) |
May 29, 1841 |
October 7, 1841 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Darendeli Topal İzzet Mehmed Pasha (2nd time) |
October 7, 1841 |
September 3, 1842 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Darende |
| Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha (4th time) |
September 3, 1842 |
July 31, 1846 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Koca Mustafa Reşid Pasha (1st time) |
July 31, 1846 |
April 28, 1848 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| İbrahim Sarim Pasha |
April 28, 1848 |
August 13, 1848 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Koca Mustafa Reşid Pasha (2nd time) |
August 13, 1848 |
January 27, 1852 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha (5th time) |
January 27, 1852 |
March 7, 1852 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Koca Mustafa Reşit Pasha (3rd time) |
March 7, 1852 |
August 7, 1852 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha (1st time) |
August 7, 1852 |
October 4, 1852 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha |
October 4, 1852 |
May 14, 1853 |
Hamsheni Ottoman (Damat=Bridegroom to the Ottoman Dynasty). |
| Giritli Mustafa Naili Pasha (1st time) |
May 14, 1853 |
May 30, 1854 |
Albanian Ottoman, , from Egypt, called Giritli=Cretan because he had served as governor in that island for a long time. |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha (1st time) |
May 30, 1854 |
November 24, 1854 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Cyprus |
| Koca Mustafa Reşid Pasha (4th time) |
November 24, 1854 |
May 4, 1855 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha (2nd time) |
May 4, 1855 |
December 1, 1856 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Koca Mustafa Reşid Pasha (5th time) |
December 1, 1856 |
August 2, 1857 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Giritli Mustafa Naili Pasha (2nd time) |
August 2, 1857 |
October 23, 1857 |
Albanian Ottoman |
| Koca Mustafa Reşid Pasha (6th time) |
October 23, 1857 |
January 7, 1858 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha (3rd time) |
January 11, 1858 |
October 8, 1859 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha (2nd time) |
October 8, 1859 |
December 24, 1859 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Cyprus |
| Mütercim Mehmed Rüşdi Pasha (1st time) |
December 24, 1859 |
May 27, 1860 |
Turkish Ottoman (Mütercim = A translator, an interpreter) |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha (3rd time) |
27 May 1860 |
6 August 1861 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Cyprus |
| Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha (4th time) |
6 August 1861 |
22 November 1861 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Keçecizade Mehmed Fuad Pasha (1st time) |
22 November 1861 |
6 January 1863 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Konya (Keçecizade family). |
| Yusuf Kamil Pasha |
6 January 1863 |
3 June 1863 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Keçecizade Mehmed Fuad Pasha (2nd time) |
3 June 1863 |
5 June 1866 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mütercim Mehmed Rüşdi Pasha (2nd time) |
June 5, 1866 |
February 11, 1867 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha (5th time) |
11 February 1867 |
7 September 1871 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1st time) |
September, 1871 |
31 July 1872 |
Turkish Ottoman, , was often called Nedimoff due to his Russophile policies |
| Mithat Pasha (1st time) |
31 July 1872 |
19 October 1872 |
Turkish Ottoman, family from Rusçuk, born in İstanbul. |
| Mütercim Mehmed Rüşdi Pasha (3rd time) |
Oct, 1872 |
February, 1873 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Sakızlı Ahmed Esat Pasha (1st time) |
15 February 1873 |
May, 1873 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Sakız/Chios |
| Şirvanlı Mehmed Rüşdi Pasha |
May, 1873 |
14 February 1874 |
Turkish or Kurdish Ottoman, from Şirvan. |
| Hüseyin Avni Pasha |
14 February 1874 |
25 April 1875 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Sakızlı Ahmed Esat Pasha (2nd time) |
April, 1875 |
August, 1875 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Sakız (Chios) |
| Mahmud Nedim Pasha (2nd time) |
August 21, 1875 |
April 13, 1876 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mütercim Mehmed Rüşdi Pasha (4th time) |
April, 1876 |
19 December 1876 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mithat Pasha (2nd time) |
19 December 1876 |
5 February 1877 |
Turkish Ottoman. The last grand vizier who was executed -while in exile in Taif-. Whether or not there was a direct order from the Sultan Abdulhamid II remains subject of discussion to this day.) |
| İbrahim Edhem Pasha |
5 February 1877 |
11 January 1878 |
Turkified Greek Ottoman, from Chios/Sakız; sold as a slave in childhood to -later- Grand Vizier Koca Mehmed Hüsrev Pasha during the 1822 events in that island) |
| Ahmed Hamdi Pasha |
11 January 1878 |
4 February 1878 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Ahmed Vefik Pasha |
4 February 1878 |
18 April 1878 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul. |
| Mehmed Sadık Pasha |
18 April 1878 |
May, 1878 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mütercim Mehmed Rüşdi Pasha (5th time) |
May, 1878 |
June, 1878 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Mehmed Esad Saffet Pasha |
May, 1878 |
October, 1878 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Tunuslu Hayreddin Pasha |
October, 1878 |
28 July 1879 |
Tunisian Ottoman |
| Ahmed Arifi Pasha |
28 July 1879 |
September, 1879 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pasha (1st time) |
18 October 1879 |
9 June 1880 |
Turkish Ottoman (Küçük = Small; literally Mehmed Pasha the Small, at 1m47, the shortest grand vizier) |
| Cenani Mehmed Kadri Pasha |
9 June 1880 |
12 September 1880 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Antep |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pasha (2nd time) |
12 September 1880 |
2 May 1882 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Abdurrahman Nureddin Pasha |
2 May 1882 |
12 July 1882 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Kütahya (Germiyan family) |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pasha (3rd time) |
12 July 1882 |
30 November 1882 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Ahmed Vefik Pasha (2nd time) |
1 December 1882 |
3 December 1882 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pasha (4th time) |
3 December 1882 |
24 September 1885 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha (1st time) |
September, 1885 |
September, 1891 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Cyprus. |
| Ahmed Cevat Şakir Pasha |
September, 1891 |
June, 1895 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Kabaağaç in Afyonkarahisar (Şakirpaşazade family) |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pasha (5th time) |
9 June 1895 |
3 October 1895 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha (2nd time) |
October, 1895 |
November, 1895 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Cyprus. |
| Halil Rifat Pasha |
November, 1895 |
9 November 1901 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Siroz (Serrai) |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pasha (6th time) |
13 November 1901 |
15 January 1903 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Avlonyalı Mehmed Ferid Pasha |
15 January 1903 |
July, 1908 |
Albanian Ottoman, from Avlonya (Vlore) |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pasha (6th time) |
22 July 1908 |
6 August 1908 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha (3rd time) |
August, 1908 |
February, 1909 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Cyprus |
| Ahmed Tevfik Pasha (1st time) |
31 March 1909 |
May, 1909 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha |
May, 1909 |
January, 1910 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Midilli |
| İbrahim Hakkı Pasha |
12 January 1910 |
29 September 1911 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Küçük Mehmed Said Pasha (7th time) |
4 October 1911 |
17 July 1912 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Gazi Ahmed Muhtar Pasha |
22 July 1912 |
29 October 1912 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Bursa |
| Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha (4th time) |
October, 1912 |
23 January 1913 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Cyprus |
| Mahmud Şevket Pasha |
23 January 1913 |
June 11, 1913 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Baghdad |
| Said Halim Pasha |
12 June 1913 |
3 February 1917 |
Egyptian Ottoman of Albanian origins (from the family of the Khedives of Egypt) |
| Mehmed Talat Pasha |
4 February 1917 |
8 October 1918 |
Turkish Ottoman, from Edirne |
| Ahmed İzzet Pasha |
14 October 1918 |
8 November 1918 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Ahmed Tevfik Pasha (2nd time) |
11 November 1918 |
10 March 1919 |
Turkish Ottoman |
| Damat Ferid Pasha (1st time) |
10 March 1919 |
4 October 1919 |
Montenegrin Ottoman with family origins in the village of Potoci, near Pljevlja (Damat, bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Ali Rıza Pasha |
6 October 1919 |
2 March 1920 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Hulusi Salih Pasha |
8 March 1920 |
2 April 1920 |
Turkish Ottoman, from İstanbul |
| Damat Ferid Pasha (2nd time) |
5 April 1920 |
18 October 1920 |
Montenegrin Ottoman with family origins in the village of Potoci, near Pljevlja (Damat, bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty) |
| Ahmed Tevfik Pasha (3rd time) |
21 October 1920 |
17 November 1922 |
Turkish Ottoman, last grand vizier |
