Ermeni Suleyman Pasha (Armenian: Էրմենի Սուլեյման Փաշա) also Koca was an Ottoman statesman of Armenian ethnicity. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 19 August 1655 until 28 February 1656.[1]
Malatyalı Süleyman Pasha | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office August 19, 1655 – February 28, 1656 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed IV |
| Preceded by | Kara Dev Murad Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Gazi Hüseyin Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1607 Malatya |
| Died | February 28, 1687 (aged 79–80) Istanbul |
| Nationality | Ottoman of Armenian ethnicity |
| Spouse | |
| Nickname | Koca |
He attended Enderun school. Served as governor of Sivas then of Erzurum. Married to the daughter of Sultan Ahmed I, Ayşe Sultan. After being demoted from the position of Grand Vizier, he was appointed as the governor of Bosnia then as kaymakam of Istanbul, Özü, then Istanbul, and Erzurum again. After this last position, he retired and died in Istanbul[2]
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