Hafız Ahmed Pasha

Hafız Ahmed Pasha (1564, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – February 10, 1632, Istanbul), also known as Müezzinzâde ("muezzin's son") Hafız Ahmed Paşa, 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 (Syria), Van (Turkey), Erzurum (Turkey), Baghdad (Iraq), and other Anatolian vilayets.

He served as grand vizier twice and died in office during a revolt on February 10, 1632, when the Janissaries attempted to overthrow Sultan Murat IV.