About Semiz Ali Paşa
Lived 1513 – 1565 (aged 51–52). Semiz Ali Paşa was a Turkish politician and writer.
Semiz Ali Pasha (, ) was an Ottoman Bosnian statesman from the Sanjak of Bosnia who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1561 to 1565. He was the beylerbey (governor) of Egypt Eyalet from 1549 to 1553. Semiz Ali Pasha was born in Prača in Bosnia (thus his secondary epithet), and replaced Rüstem Pasha as Grand Vizier. After palace schooling, he discharged high-level functions along the Ottoman Empire.
In popular culture In the TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Semiz Ali Pasha was played by the Turkish actor Fatih Dokgöz.
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Who was Semiz Ali Paşa?
Ottoman statesman
When was Semiz Ali Paşa born?
Semiz Ali Paşa was born in 1513 in Prača.
When did Semiz Ali Paşa die?
Semiz Ali Paşa died on 29 June 1565 in Istanbul.
What was Semiz Ali Paşa's occupation?
Semiz Ali Paşa was a politician and writer.
What nationality was Semiz Ali Paşa?
Semiz Ali Paşa was Turkish.
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