Damad Hasan Paşa

Moralı Damat Hasan Pasha (Modern or Moralı Damat Hasan Pasha; 1658, Tripolice, Morea – 1713, Urfa) was an Ottoman statesman of Greek origin who served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire and the Governor of Egypt twice.

Biography

He was born of Greek ancestry in Morea, and was converted to Islam early on at the Enderun School through the Devşirme Christian child tax system. He initially served as an Armourer and rose to the post of Grand Vizier, where he served between 1703 and 1704. On 13 March 1691, he married Hatice Sultan, the daughter of Sultan Mehmed IV and Gülnuş Sultan, They were given the Sinan Pasha Palace as their residence. They had a daughter. He was eventually exiled to Izmit with his wife in 1704. In 1707, Hasan Pasha was sent to Egypt, whereas his wife returned to Istanbul, he was appointed as the governors of Egypt, Tripoli and Kütahya. He died in December 1713 in Şanlıurfa.