Semiz Ali | |
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| 34thGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 10 July 1561 – 28 June 1565 | |
| Monarch | Suleiman I |
| Preceded by | Rüstem Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Sokollu Mehmed Pasha |
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| Born | Prača,Ottoman Empire |
| Died | (1565-06-28)28 June 1565 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Semiz Ali Pasha (Ottoman Turkish:سيمز علي پاشا,Serbo-Croatian:Semiz Ali-Paša) was anOttoman Bosnianstatesman from theSanjak of Bosnia who served asGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1561 to 1565. He was thebeylerbey (governor) ofEgypt Eyalet from 1549 to 1553.[1][2][3] Semiz Ali Pasha was born inPrača inBosnia (thus his secondary epithet), and replacedRüstem Pasha as a Grand Vizier.[4] After palace schooling, he discharged high-level functions along theOttoman Empire.[4] His epithet "Semiz" means "fat" inTurkish.
In 1561 he negotiated with the ambassador of theHoly Roman Empire,Ogier de Busbecq, on the terms of a peace treaty which was ratified inVienna in the following year.[5]
In the TV seriesMuhteşem Yüzyıl, Semiz Ali Pasha was played by the Turkish actorFatih Dokgöz.
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| Preceded byas acting Governor | Ottoman Governor of Egypt 1549–1554 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 10 July 1561 – 28 June 1565 | Succeeded by |
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