{"id":"semiz-ali-pasha","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/semiz-ali-pasha","language":"en","name":"Semiz Ali Pasha","name_en":"Semiz Ali Pasha","name_ne":null,"description":"Ottoman statesman","headline":"Ottoman statesman","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Semiz Ali Pasha was an Ottoman Bosnian statesman from the Sanjak of Bosnia who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1561 to 1565. He was the beylerbey (governor) of Egypt Eyalet from 1549 to 1553. Semiz Ali Pasha was born in Prača in Bosnia, and replaced Rüstem Pasha as Grand Vizier. After palace schooling, he discharged high-level functions along the Ottoman Empire. His epithet \"Semiz\" means \"fat\" in Turkish.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1513","date":"1513"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893443#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Prača","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3129233"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893443#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"29 June 1565","date":"1565-06-29"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893443#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Istanbul","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q406"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893443#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ottoman Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12560"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893443#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"writer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36180"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893443#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Enderun School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21582166"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893443#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"grand vizier (12 July 1561 – 29 June 1565)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18811","start":"1561-07-12","end":"1565-06-29"},{"text":"Egypt eyalet (1549–1553)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491507","start":"1549-04-22","end":"1553-12"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893443#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiz_Ali_Pasha","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893443"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Semiz Ali Pasha born?","a":"Semiz Ali Pasha was born on 1513 in Prača."},{"q":"What positions has Semiz Ali Pasha held?","a":"Positions held by Semiz Ali Pasha include: grand vizier (1561–1565); Egypt eyalet (1549–1553)."},{"q":"Where did Semiz Ali Pasha study?","a":"Semiz Ali Pasha was educated at Enderun School."}],"related":[{"name":"Ahmed Cevad Pasha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-cevad-pasha"},{"name":"Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mehmed-emin-ali-pasha"},{"name":"Ba Ahmed","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ba-ahmed"},{"name":"Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kopruluzade-fazl-mustafa-pasha"},{"name":"Lala Mustafa Pasha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/lala-mustafa-pasha"},{"name":"Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abu-l-hasan-asaf-khan"},{"name":"Gazi Hüseyin Pasha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gazi-huseyin-pasha"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Semiz Ali Pasha","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiz_Ali_Pasha","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q4893443","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893443","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Semiz Ali Pasha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Semiz Ali Pasha\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/semiz-ali-pasha. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T06:28:46Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/semiz-ali-pasha","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/semiz-ali-pasha","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/semiz-ali-pasha?lang=ne"}}