Rum Mehmed Pasha

Rum
Mehmed
Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
1466–1469
Monarch Mehmed II
Preceded by Mahmud Pasha Angelovic
Succeeded by Ishak Pasha
Personal details
Died 1470
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Nationality Ottoman
Religion Sunni Islam
Ethnicity Greek

Rum Mehmed Pasha was an Ottoman statesman of Greek descent. He was grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1466 to 1469.[1]

Upon the urging of Karamanlı Mehmet Pasha, sultan Mehmet II the Conqueror dismissed Rum Mehmed Pasha from office in 1469 and had him executed by drowning in 1470.

See also

References

  1. Turkish State Archives
Political offices
Preceded by
Mahmud Pasha Angelovic
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
1466–1469
Succeeded by
Ishak Pasha
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