Semiz Ahmed Pasha

Semiz Ahmed
36th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
13 October 1579 – 27 April 1580
SultanMurad III
Preceded bySokollu Mehmed Pasha
Succeeded byLala Mustafa Pasha
Personal details
Born1492
Died27 April 1580(1580-04-27) (aged 87–88)
Spouse
(m. 1557)
ChildrenView below
Alma materEnderun School
Military service
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Branch/service Ottoman Army
Years of service1518 – 1580
Battles/warsOttoman–Venetian War (1570–73)
Ottoman–Hungarian Wars
Russo-Crimean War (1571)
Croatian-Ottoman Wars
Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–55)
Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–90)
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Semiz Ahmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: سيمز أحمد پاشا; 1492 – 27 April 1580) was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 13 October 1579 until his death on 27 April 1580.