Hafız Ahmed Pasha
Hafız Ahmed Pasha, also known by epithet Müezzinzade, was an Ottoman grand vizier. Born as son of a Pomak muezzin, he went to Istanbul at the age of 15 and was an employee in the sultan's palace for many years. From 1609 on, he became Governor of Damascus , Van, Erzurum, Baghdad, and other Anatolian eyalets.
He served as grand vizier twice and died in office during a revolt on 10 February 1632, when the Janissaries attempted to overthrow Sultan Murad IV.
