Çerkes Mehmed Pasha


Çerkes Mehmed Ali Pasha was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1624 to 1625.
Mehmed was of Circassian origins, hence his epithet. He was educated in the Enderun School in Istanbul. At one point, he served as the armorer and bodyguard of the sultan. He died of illness on 28 January 1625 in Tokat.