Occhiali

Uluj Ali
Pasha
Giovan Dionigi Galeni, alias Ali Kilic Pasha (1519-1587), by Johannes Leunclavius in 1586. Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek
Grand Admiral of the Ottoman Fleet
In office
28 October 1571 – 25 June 1587
MonarchsSelim II and Murad III
Preceded byMüezzinzade Ali Pasha
Succeeded byDamad Ibrahim Pasha
Beylerbey of Algiers
In office
27 June 1568 – 28 October 1571
MonarchSelim II
Preceded byMehmed Pasha
Succeeded byArab Ahmed Pasha
Beylerbey of Tripoli
In office
1565–1568
MonarchsSuleiman I and Selim II
Preceded byDragut
Succeeded byYahya Pasha
Personal details
BornGiovanni Dionigi Galeni
c. 1519
Died25 June 1587(1587-06-25) (aged 67–68)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
(present-day Turkey)
Resting placeKılıç Ali Pasha Complex
CitizenshipOttoman
OccupationMariner and Sailor
EthnicityCalabrian
Nickname(s)Uluj Ali, Uluç Ali, Ulucciali, Uccialì, Occhiali, Occhialì, Luccialì, Uluch-Alì, Uchali, Euldj Ali, Ali Pasha
Military service
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Regency of Algiers
Ottoman Tripolitania
Branch/service Ottoman Navy
Years of servicec. 1536–1587
RankGrand Admiral
Battles/warsSiege of Tripoli
Battle of Djerba
Action of 1570
Ottoman–Venetian War
 • Battle of Lepanto
 • Battle of Gozo
 • Siege of Navarino
Conquest of Tunis
Battle of Goleta
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Occhiali (born Giovanni Dionigi Galeni; c. 1519 – 21 June 1587), also known as Uluj Ali, was an Italian privateer and admiral who served as the commander of the Regency of Algiers and Grand Admiral (Kapudan Pasha) of the Ottoman fleet.

Born Giovanni Dionigi Galeni, he was also known by several other names in the Christian countries of the Mediterranean and in the literature also appears under various names. Miguel de Cervantes called him Uchali in chapter XXXIX of his Don Quixote de la Mancha. Elsewhere he was simply called Ali Pasha. John Wolf, in his The Barbary Coast, refers to him as Euldj Ali.