Lala Mehmed Pasha

Lala Mehmed Pasha (died 28 November 1595) was an Ottoman military commander and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire under the reign of Mehmed III.[1]

Not to be confused with Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha, who served as grand vizier between 1604–1606.

Lala Tekeli Mehmed Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office 19 November 1595 – 28 November 1595
Monarch	Mehmed III
Preceded by	Koca Sinan Pasha
Succeeded by	Koca Sinan Pasha
Personal details
Born	unknown Gölmarmara, Ottoman Empire
Died	28 November 1595 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (Modern Turkey)
Nationality	Ottoman

Halime Hatun Religious Complex in Gölmarmara built by the sultan Mehmed III during his tenure in Manisa (1583-1595) in the name of his wet nurse and future grand vizier Tekeli Lala Mehmed Pasha's mother-in-law Halime Hatun.

Born in Gölmarmara in western Anatolia, he became a lala (tutor) to the sultan Murad III and then to his son Mehmed III, hence his nickname. After having married the daughter of Mehmed III's daye (wet nurse) Halime Hatun, Mehmed Pasha rose to serve as grand vizier in 1595, the first year of Mehmed III's reign, although only for a matter of few days before he suddenly died.[1][2] His lineage continued for centuries, coming all the way to Huseyin Avni Pasha.

See also

• List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

References

1. İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971 (Turkish)
2. Leslie P. Peirce (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508677-5.

Political offices
Preceded by Koca Sinan Pasha	Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 19 November 1595 – 28 November 1595	Succeeded by Koca Sinan Pasha