Şemsi Pasha

Sultanzade Şemsi Ahmed Pasha, known simply as Şemsi Pasha (; d. 5 March 1580), was an Ottoman nobleman and beylerbey who occupied several high-ranking posts, serving at various stages as the Ottoman governor-general of the beylerbeyliks of Damascus, Anatolia and Rumeli.

Ancestry Born in Bolu, that reigned in the principality of Eflani, Kastamonu and Sinop, and a descendant of Şemseddin Yaman Candar Bey,

His mother was Şahnisa Sultan of the Ottoman dynasty, making Şemsi Pasha the great-grandson of Mehmed the Conqueror.

Life Raised in the imperial residence of the period, Topkapı Palace, Şemsi Pasha attended the prestigious Ottoman Enderun School, and in the family tradition, participated in various Ottoman military campaigns, notably the Siege of Szigetvár in 1566 alongside Suleiman the Magnificent in his capacity as Beylerbey of Rumeli,

Widely renowned as a hunter of distinction, Şemsi Pasha was appointed hunting companion to Sultan Murad III.

Issue Şemsi Pasha had one daughter and two sons: Fahrünnisa Hatun Mahmud Pasha Mustafa Bey