Mehmed | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 9 April 1598 – 6 January 1599 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed III |
| Preceded by | Hadım Hasan Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Damat Ibrahim Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Died | January 1604 (1604-02) |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Sultanzade Salih Bey |
Cerrah Mehmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish:جراح محمد پاشا; died January 1604,Istanbul) was anOttoman statesman. He wasgrand vizier of theOttoman Empire from 1598 to 1599.[1]
Mehmed Pasha was the palacesurgeon prior to becoming grand vizier, hence his epithetcerrah 'surgeon'. TheIstanbul neighborhood ofCerrahpaşa and one of the two medical faculties ofIstanbul University,Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty [tr] (the other beingIstanbul Medical Faculty [tr]), are named after him.
In 1579 he marriedGevherhan Sultan, a daughter of SultanSelim II andNurbanu Sultan. He was her second husband.[2][3]
They had at least a son:[4]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 9 April 1598 – 6 January 1599 | Succeeded by |
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