Ahmed | |
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| 19th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 1497–1498 | |
| Monarch | Bayezid II |
| Preceded by | Koca Davud Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Çandarlı Ibrahim Pasha the Younger |
| In office 1503–1506 | |
| Monarch | Bayezid II |
| Preceded by | Hadım Ali Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Hadım Ali Pasha |
| In office 1511–1511 | |
| Monarch | Bayezid II |
| Preceded by | Hadım Ali Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Koca Mustafa Pasha |
| In office 1512 – November 28, 1514 | |
| Monarch | Selim I |
| Preceded by | Koca Mustafa Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Dukakinzade Ahmed Pasha |
| In office 8 September 1515 – 26 April 1516 | |
| Monarch | Selim I |
| Preceded by | Dukakinzade Ahmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Hadım Sinan Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stjepan Hercegović 1456 Novi, Kingdom of Bosnia |
| Died | 21 July 1517 (aged 60–61) Kızılçöl, Dulkadir Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Spouse | Hundi Sultan |
| Children | Sultanzade Musa Bey Sultanzade Mustafa Bey Kamerşah Sultan Hümaşah Sultan Aynışah Hanimsultan Mahdümzade Hanimsultan |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Branch/service | Ottoman Navy |
| Rank | Kapudan Pasha (grand admiral) |
Hersekzade or Hersekli Ahmed Pasha ("Ahmed Pasha, son of the Herzog"; Serbo-Croatian: Ahmed-paša Hercegović; Aхмед-паша Херцеговић; 1456 – 21 July 1517), born as Stjepan Hercegović, was an Ottoman Bosnian general and five-times grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
He was the youngest son of the Herceg Stjepan Vukčić. Between late 1473 and early 1474 he departed from Novi (today Herceg Novi) to Istanbul, where he adopted Islam along with the peculiar way of life of the Ottoman court, which made possible his advancement through the Ottoman government and military ranks, eventually occupying top offices of the Empire's government and military as a statesman and navy's grand admiral.