Benderli Ali Pasha

Benderli Ali Pasha was an Ottoman statesman. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.

He ruled from 23 March 1821 to 30 April 1821 as Grand Vizier of sultan Mahmud II[1] He came to Constantinople on 21 April 1828 and actually only nine days in power.[1]

He was the last Grand Vizier, who was executed upon a clear order by the sultan (Mahmud II) the Greek War of Independence.

According to Ottoman biography textbook called Sicill-i Osmani, in 12 April 1821 he was diminished by Sultan Mahmut and was sent to exile in Rhodes where he died later. Controversially according Ottoman annals by royal historian Vak'a-nüvis Ahmet Cevdet Efendi (textbook called Tarih-i Cevdet), he was sent in exile to Cyprus and after his departure royal executors were send to the island. He was interred at Karacaahmet Cemetery in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul.

Sources

  1. ^ a b İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 72. (Turkish)
Preceded by
Seyyid Ali Pasha
Grand Vizier
23 March 1821 -31 April 1821
Succeeded by
Hacı Salih Pasha