Hocazade Esad Efendi
Hocazade Esad Efendi | |
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| Sheikh-ul-Islam of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 2 July 1615 – 21 May 1622 | |
| Monarchs | Ahmed I Mustafa I Osman II |
| Preceded by | Hocazade Mehmed Efendi |
| Succeeded by | Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi |
| In office 4 October 1623 – 22 May 1625 | |
| Monarch | Murad IV |
| Preceded by | Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi |
| Succeeded by | Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1570 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 22 May 1625 (aged 54) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Spouse | Daughter of Bostanzâde Mehmed Efendi |
| Children | Ebusaid Mehmed Efendi Arif Mehmed Efendi Ebussuud Efendi Akile Hatun |
| Parent | Hoca Sadeddin Efendi (father) |
Hocazade Esad Efendi (Ottoman Turkish: خواجه زادہ اسد افندی; 14 June 1570 – 22 May 1625) was a Şeyhülislam (Minister of Islamic Issues) of the Ottoman Empire from 1615 to 1622, and again in 1623 until his death in 1625.