Hadim Suleiman Pasha

Hadim Suleiman Pasha (Turkish: Hadım Süleyman Paşa, d. September 1547) was an Ottoman statesman. He was the Governor, or Viceroy, of Ottoman Egypt in 1525-1535 and 1536-1538, and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire between 1541 and 1544.[1] He was a Hungarian eunuch.[2] He led the capture of Aden and the Siege of Diu in 1538.[2]

References

  1. ^ Turkish State Archives
  2. ^ a b A military history of modern Egypt: from the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War by Andrew James McGregor p.30 [1]
Preceded by
Lütfi Pasha
Grand Vizier
April 1541-28 November 1544
Succeeded by
Rüstem Pasha