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Ayas Mehmed Pasha

1483 - 1539

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Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483–1539) was an Ottoman statesman and grand vizier from 1536 to 1539. He was an Albanian born in Delvinë (Sanjak of Avlona). His father was from the city of Shkodra, in the north of Albania, and his mother was from Vlorë, in the south of Albania. He went to Istanbul while his father was living there, and following his orders entered Ottoman service under the Devshirme practice (as he was born Christian) and eventually became Agha of the Janissaries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ayas Mehmed Pasha is the 3,745th most popular politician (down from 2,709th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Albania (down from 16th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Albanian Politician.

In 1839, Mehmed Pasha was appointed the Ottoman Grand Vizier. He was an Ottoman statesman and reformer, who is most famous for his reforms in the military and the economy.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ayas Mehmed Pasha ranks 3,745 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaafar Nimeiry, Rajaraja I, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, François Vatel, Charibert II, and Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia. After him are Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Beatrice of Portugal, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Elizabeth of Görlitz, and François Leclerc du Tremblay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1483, Ayas Mehmed Pasha ranks 6. Before him are Martin Luther, Raphael, Babur, Francesco Guicciardini, and Francisco de Vitoria. After him are Paolo Giovio, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Felice della Rovere, Gasparo Contarini, Jaime, Duke of Braganza, and Simon Bening. Among people deceased in 1539, Ayas Mehmed Pasha ranks 5. Before him are Guru Nanak, Isabella of Portugal, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and Isabella d'Este. After him are Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Ferdinand Columbus, George, Duke of Saxony, Ayşe Hatun, Elizabeth Blount, Ottaviano Petrucci, and John III, Duke of Cleves.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Ayas Mehmed Pasha ranks 21 out of 150. Before him are Edi Rama (1964), Alfred Moisiu (1929), Essad Pasha Toptani (1863), Lütfi Pasha (1488), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1580), and Karl Thopia (1331). After him are Gjon Kastrioti (1400), Koca Sinan Pasha (1520), Mehmet Shehu (1913), Sami Frashëri (1850), Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914), and Gentius (-300).

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Among POLITICIANS In Albania

Among politicians born in Albania, Ayas Mehmed Pasha ranks 19. Before him are Edi Rama (1964), Alfred Moisiu (1929), Essad Pasha Toptani (1863), Lütfi Pasha (1488), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1580), and Karl Thopia (1331). After him are Gjon Kastrioti (1400), Koca Sinan Pasha (1520), Mehmet Shehu (1913), Gentius (-300), Rexhep Meidani (1944), and Bamir Topi (1957).

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