Rustem pasha biography

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1544–1553, 1555–1561)

For the 19th/20th Century Ottoman diplomat, see Ahmet Rüstem Bey.

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Rüstem, the title is Pasha, and the family name is Opuković.

Rüstem Pasha (Turkish pronunciation:[ɾysˈtæmpa.ʃa]; Ottoman Turkish: رستم پاشا; c.

1505 – 10 July 1561) was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier to Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent.

Rustem pasha biography

Rüstem Pasha is also known as Damat Rüstem Pasha (the epithet damat meaning 'son-in-law') as a result of his marriage to the sultan's daughter, Mihrimah Sultan, in 1539. He is regarded as one of the most influential and successful grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire.

Rustem Pasha was taken as a child to Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), where he built a military and bureaucratic career under the protection of Hürrem Sultan, Süleyman's favorite and legal wife and Mihrimah's mother.

His brother Sinan Pasha was