Rum Mehmed Pasha

Rum Mehmed Pasha ( ; ; 1466–d. 1470) was an Ottoman statesman, known for being the grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1466 to 1469 and the main rival of Mahmud Pasha Angelović. As his name suggests, he was of Greek descent.

Upon the urging of Karamanlı Mehmet Pasha, Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror dismissed Rum Mehmed Pasha from office in 1469 and had him executed by drowning in 1470.

See also

List of Ottoman grand viziers

References

15th-century Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire

Devshirme

Grand Viziers of Mehmed the Conqueror

Executed people from the Ottoman Empire

People from the Ottoman Empire of Greek descent

15th-century executions by the Ottoman Empire

1470 deaths

Year of birth missing

Greek Muslims