Hocazade Esad Efendi

Hocazade Esad Efendi
Sheikh-ul-Islam of the Ottoman Empire
In office
2 July 1615 – 21 May 1622
MonarchsAhmed I
Mustafa I
Osman II
Preceded byHocazade Mehmed Efendi
Succeeded byZekeriyazade Yahya Efendi
In office
4 October 1623 – 22 May 1625
MonarchMurad IV
Preceded byZekeriyazade Yahya Efendi
Succeeded byZekeriyazade Yahya Efendi
Personal details
Born14 June 1570
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died22 May 1625 (aged 54)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
NationalityOttoman
SpouseDaughter of Bostanzâde Mehmed Efendi
ChildrenEbusaid Mehmed Efendi
Arif Mehmed Efendi
Ebussuud Efendi
Akile Hatun
ParentHoca Sadeddin Efendi (father)

Hocazade Esad Efendi (Ottoman Turkish: خواجه زادہ اسد افندی; 14 June 1570 – 22 May 1625) was a Şeyhülislam (Minister of Islamic Issues) of the Ottoman Empire from 1615 to 1622, and again in 1623 until his death in 1625.