Lütfi Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1539 to 1541 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Lütfi, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.
Lütfi Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: لطفى پاشا, Luṭfī Paşa; Modern Turkish: Lütfi Paşa, more fully Damat Çelebi Lütfi Paşa; c. 1488 – 27 March 1564, Didymoteicho) was an Ottoman Albanian statesman, general, and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent from 1539 to 1541.[1] He wrote 21 works mainly on religious topics but also on history, 13 of them written in Arabic and eight in Turkish. Two of his works are the Asafname, a kind of mirror for ministers, and the Tevâriḫ-i Âl-i ‘Os̱mân, dealing with Ottoman history and including his own experiences in the reign of the sultans Bayezid II, Selim I and Suleyman I.[2]
Quick Facts 30th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Monarch ...
Lütfi | |
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30th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
In office 13 July 1539 – April 1541 | |
Monarch | Suleiman I |
Preceded by | Ayas Mehmed Pasha |
Succeeded by | Hadım Suleiman Pasha |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1488 |
Died | 27 March 1564 (aged 75-76) Didymoteicho |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Spouse | |
Children | Esmehan Hanımsultan Sultanzade Ahmed Bey Sultanzade Abdi Bey Sultanzade Mahmud Bey |
Ethnicity | Albanian |
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In the TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Lütfi Pasha is played by Turkish actor Mehmet Özgür.