List of Sheikh-ul-Islams of the Ottoman Empire

The following is a list of Sheikh-ul-Islams of the Ottoman Empire. During the existence of the office (from 1424 to 1922), there were in total 131 Sheikh-ul-Islams. The longest-serving officeholder was Ebussuud Efendi for 29 years, the shortest was Memikzade Mustafa Efendi for 13 hours.

List

  1. Molla Şemseddin Fenari (1424–1430)
  2. Molla Fahrettin Acemi (1430–1460)
  3. Molla Hüsrev (1460–1480)
  4. Molla Gürâni (1480–1488)
  5. Molla Abdülkerim (1488–1495)
  6. Alaettin Çelebi (1495–1496)
  7. Efdalzade Hamidettin (1496–1503)
  8. Zenbilli Ali Efendi (1503–1526)
  9. Kemalpaşazade Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi (İbn-i Kemal) (1526–1534)
  10. Sadullah Sadi Efendi (1534–1539)
  11. Çivizade Muhittin Mehmet Efendi (1539–1542)
  12. Hamidi Abdülkadir Efendi (1542–1543)
  13. Fenerizade Muhittin Efendi (1543–1545)
  14. Ebussuud Efendi (1545–1574)
  15. Hamit Mahmut Efendi (1574–1577)
  16. Kadızade Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi (1577–1580)
  17. Malulzade Mehmet Efendi (1580–1582)
  18. Çivizade Hacı Mehmet Efendi (1582–1587)
  19. Müeyyetzade Abdülkadir Efendi (1587–1589)
  20. Bostanzade Mehmet Efendi (1589–1592) (second time)
  21. Bayramzade Hacı Zekeriya Efendi (1592–1593)
  22. Bostanzade Mehmet Efendi (1593–1598) (second time)
  23. Hoca Sadeddin Efendi (1598–1599)
  24. Hacı Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (1599–1601) (first time)
  25. Hocasadettinzade Mehmet Çelebi Efendi (1601–1603)
  26. Hacı Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (1603) (second time)
  27. Ebülmeyamin Mustafa Efendi (1603–1604) (first time)
  28. Hacı Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (1604–1606) (third time)
  29. Ebülmeyamin Mustafa Efendi (1606) (second time)
  30. Hacı Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (1606–1608) (fourth time)
  31. Hocasadettinzade Mehmet Çelebi Efendi (1608–1615)
  32. Hocasadettinzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (1615–1622) (first time)
  33. Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi (1622–1623) (first time)
  34. Hocasadettinzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (1623–1625) (second time)
  35. Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi (1625–1632) (second time)
  36. Ahizade Hüseyin Efendi (1632–1634)
  37. Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi (1634–1644) (third time)
  38. Esatpaşazade Ebu Sait Mehmet Efendi (1644–1646)
  39. Muid Ahmet Efendi (1646–1647)
  40. Hacı Abdürrahim Efendi (1647–1649)
  41. Bahai Mehmet Efendi (1649–1651)
  42. Karaçelebizade Abdülaziz Efendi (1651)
  43. Esatefendizade Ebu Sait Mehmet Efendi (1651–1652) (first time)
  44. Bahai Mehmet Efendi (1652–1654)
  45. Esatefendizade Ebu Sait Mehmet Efendi (1654–1655) (second time)
  46. Hüsamzade Abdurrahman Efendi (1655–1656)
  47. Memikzade Mustafa Efendi (1656)
  48. Hocazade Mesut Efendi (1656)
  49. Hanefi Mehmet Efendi (1656)
  50. Balizade Mustafa Efendi (1656–1657)
  51. Bolevi Mustafa Efendi (1657–1659)
  52. Esiri Mehmet Efendi (1659–1662)
  53. Sunizade Seyit Mehmet Emin Efendi (1662)
  54. Minkarizade Yahya Efendi (1662–1674)
  55. Çatalcalı Ali Efendi (1674–1686)
  56. Ankaravi Mehmet Emin Efendi (1686–1687)
  57. Debbağzade Mehmet Efendi (1687–1688) (first time)
  58. Hacı Feyzullah Efendi (1688)
  59. Debbağzade Mehmet Efendi (1688–1690) (second time)
  60. Ebusaitzade Feyzullah Feyzi Efendi (1690–1692)
  61. Çatalcalı Ali Efendi (1692)
  62. Ebusaitzade Feyzullah Feyzi Efendi (1692–1694)
  63. Sadık Mehmet Efendi (1694–1695)
  64. İmam Mehmet Efendi (1695) (first)
  65. Hacı Feyzullah Efendi (1695–1703)
  66. Paşmakçızade Seyit Ali Efendi (1703)
  67. Yekçeşm Hüseyin Efendi (1703)
  68. İmam Mehmet Efendi (1703–1704) (second time)
  69. Paşmakçızade Seyit Ali Efendi (1704–1707)
  70. Sadık Mehmet Efendi (1707–1708)
  71. Ebezade Abdullah Efendi (1708–1710)
  72. Paşmakçızade Seyit Ali Efendi (1710–1712)
  73. Ebezade Abdullah Efendi (1712–1713)
  74. Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (1713)
  75. İmam Mahmut Efendi (1713–1714)
  76. Mirza Mustafa Efendi (1714–1715)
  77. Menteşzade Abdürrahman Efendi (1715–1716)
  78. Ebu İshak İsmail Naim Efendi (1716–1718)
  79. Yenişehirli Abdullah Efendi (1718–1730)
  80. Mirzazade Şeyh Mehmet Efendi (1730–1731)
  81. Paşmakçızade Abdullah Efendi (1731–1732)
  82. Damatzade Ebulhayr Ahmet Efendi (1732–1733)
  83. Ebuishakzade İshak Efendi (1733–1734)
  84. Dürri Mehmet Efendi (1734–1736)
  85. Seyit Mustafa Efendi (1736–1745)
  86. Pirizade Mehmet Sahip Efendi (1745–1746)
  87. Hayatizade Mehmet Emin Efendi (1746)
  88. Seyit Mehmet Zeynelabidin Efendi (1746–1748)
  89. Ebuishakzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (1748–1749)
  90. Mehmet Sait Efendi (1749–1750)
  91. Seyit Murtaza Efendi (1750–1755)
  92. Abdullah Vassaf Efendi (1755)
  93. Damatzade Feyzullah Efendi (1755–1756)
  94. Dürrizade Mustafa Efendi (1756–1757) (first time)
  95. Damatzade Feyzullah Efendi (1757–1758)
  96. Mehmet Salih Efendi (1758–1759)
  97. Çelebizade İsmail Asım Efendi (1759–1760)
  98. Hacı Veliyettin Efendi (1760–1761)
  99. Tirevi Ahmet Efendi (1761–1762)
  100. Dürrizade Mustafa Efendi (1762–1767) (second time)
  101. Hacı Veliyettin Efendi (1767–1768)
  102. Pirizade Osman Sahip Efendi (1768–1770)
  103. Mirzazade Seyit Mehmet Sait Efendi (1770–1773)
  104. Şerifzade Seyit Mehmet Şerif Efendi (1773–1774)
  105. Dürrizade Mustafa Efendi (1774) (third time)
  106. İvazpaşazade İbrahim Bey Efendi (1774–1775)
  107. Salihzade Mehmet Emin Efendi (1775–1776)
  108. Vassafzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (1776–1778)
  109. Mehmet Şerif Efendi (1778–1782)
  110. Seyit İbrahim Efendi (1782–1783)
  111. Dürrizade Seyit Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (1783–1785)
  112. İvazpaşazade İbrahim Bey Efendi (1785)
  113. Arapzade Ahmet Ataullah Efendi (1785)
  114. Dürrizade Seyit Mehmet Arif Efendi (1785–1786) (first time)
  115. Müftizade Ahmet Efendi (1786–1787)
  116. Mekki Mehmet Efendi (1787–1788)
  117. Seyit Mehmet Kamil Efendi (1788–1789)
  118. Mehmet Şerif Efendi (1789)
  119. Hamitzade Mustafa Efendi (1789–1791)
  120. Seyit Yahya Tevfik Efendi (1791)
  121. Mekki Mehmet Efendi (1791–1792)
  122. Dürrizade Seyit Mehmet Arif Efendi (1792–1798) (second time)
  123. Mustafa Aşir Efendi (1798–1800)
  124. Sâmânizade Ömer Hulusi Efendi (1800–1803) (first time)
  125. Salihzade Ahmet Esat Efendi (1803–1806)
  126. Şerifzade Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (1806–1807) (first time)
  127. Sâmânizade Ömer Hulusi Efendi (1807) (second time)
  128. Şerifzade Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (1807–1808) (second time)
  129. Arapzade Mehmet Arif Efendi (1808)
  130. Salihzade Ahmet Esat Efendi (1808)
  131. Dürrizade Seyit Abdullah Efendi (1808–1810) (first time)
  132. Sâmânizade Ömer Hulusi Efendi (1810–1812) (third time)
  133. Dürrizade Seyit Abdullah Efendi (1812–1815) (second time)
  134. Mehmet Zeynelabidin Efendi (1815–1818)
  135. Mekkizade Mustafa Asım Efendi (1818–1819) (first time)
  136. Hacı Halil Efendi (1819–1821)
  137. Yasincizade Abdülvehhap Efendi (1821–1822)
  138. Sıtkızade Ahmet Reşit Efendi (1822–1823)
  139. Mekkizade Mustafa Asım Efendi (1823–1825) (second time)
  140. Kadızade Mehmet Tahir Efendi (1825–1828)
  141. Yasincizade Abdülvehhap Efendi (1828–1833)
  142. Mekkizade Mustafa Asım Efendi (1833–1846) (third time)
  143. Ahmet Arif Hikmet Bey Efendi (1846–1854)
  144. Meşrepzade Mehmet Arif Efendi (1854–1858)
  145. Seyit Mehmet Sadettin Efendi (1858–1863)
  146. Atıfzade Ömer Hüsamettin Efendi (1863–1866)
  147. Hacı Mehmet Refik Efendi (1866–1868)
  148. Hasan Fehmi Efendi (1868–1871)
  149. Ahmed Muhtar Molla Bey Efendi (1871–1872) (first time)
  150. Turşucuzade Ahmet Muhtar Efendi (1872–1874)
  151. Hasan Hayrullah Efendi (1874)
  152. Hasan Fehmi Efendi (1874–1876)
  153. Hasan Hayrullah Efendi (1876–1877)
  154. Kara Halil Efendi (1877–1878)
  155. Ahmed Muhtar Molla Bey Efendi (1878) (second time)
  156. Uryanizade Ahmed Esad Efendi (1878–1889)
  157. Bodrumlu Ömer Lütfi Efendi (1889–1891)
  158. Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi (1891–1909)
  159. Mehmet Ziyaettin Efendi (1909)
  160. Mehmet Sahip Molla Bey Efendi (1909)
  161. Çelebizade Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi (1910)
  162. Musa Kazım Efendi (1910–1911)
  163. Abdurrahman Nesip Efendi (1911–1912)
  164. Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi (1912–1913)
  165. Mehmet Esat Efendi (1913–1914)
  166. Ürgüplü Mustafa Hayri Efendi (1914–1916)
  167. Musa Kazım Efendi (1916–1918)
  168. Ömer Hulusi Efendi (1918)
  169. Haydarizade İbrahim Efendi (1918–1919)
  170. Mustafa Sabri Efendi (1919)
  171. Haydarizade İbrahim Efendi (1919–1920)
  172. Dürrizade Abdullah Efendi (1920)
  173. Mustafa Sabri Efendi (1920)
  174. Medeni Mehmet Nuri Efendi (1920–1922)

See also