Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 6 January 1599 – 10 July 1601 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed III |
| Preceded by | Cerrah Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Yemişçi Hasan Pasha |
| In office 5 December 1596 – 3 November 1597 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed III |
| Preceded by | Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Hadım Hasan Pasha |
| In office 4 April 1596 – 27 October 1596 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed III |
| Preceded by | Koca Sinan Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha |
| Ottoman Governor of Egypt | |
| In office 1583–1585 | |
| Preceded by | Hadım Hasan Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Defterdar Sinan Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1517 Croatia or Sanjak of Bosnia, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 10 July 1601 (aged 84) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Sultanzade Mehmed Bey Fülane Hanımsultan |
Damat Ibrahim Pasha (Turkish: Damat İbrahim Paşa, Serbo-Croatian: Damat Ibrahim-paša; 1517–1601) was an Ottoman military commander and statesman who held the office of grand vizier three times (the first time from 4 April to 27 October 1596; the second time from 5 December 1596 to 3 November 1597; and for the third and last time, from 6 January 1599 to 10 July 1601.[1] He is known as the conqueror of Kanije.
Born at Mehmed-Kanije, on 28 May 1517, he attended military schools in several cities of the Ottoman Empire before being enlisted in the Ottoman army. After graduating, he was in active service during the Battle of Keresztes in October 1596, and held the position of grand vizier under Sultan Mehmed III until his death in 1601.
He is also called with the title damat ("bridegroom"), because he was a bridegroom to the Ottoman dynasty by marrying Ayşe Sultan, one of the sultan's daughters. By her he had a son, Sultanzade Mehmed Bey (died in infancy), and a daughter (died as newborn). He is not to be confused with either Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, illustrious grand vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, another devşirme and to the Ottoman court, or with Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, who held office in early 18th century during the Tulip Era in the Ottoman Empire.