Rüstem Pasha
Rüstem Opuković | |
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| 32nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 28 November 1544 – 6 October 1553 | |
| Monarch | Süleyman I |
| Preceded by | Hadım Süleyman Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Kara Ahmed Pasha |
| In office 29 September 1555 – 10 July 1561 | |
| Monarch | Süleyman I |
| Preceded by | Kara Ahmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Semiz Ali Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1505 Skradin or Sarajevo or Makarska or elsewhere |
| Died | 10 July 1561 (aged 55–56) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Resting place | Şehzade Mosque |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Sinan Pasha (brother) |
| Children | Ayşe Hümaşah Sultan Sultanzade Osman Bey |
Rüstem Pasha (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾysˈtæm pa.ʃa]; Ottoman Turkish: رستم پاشا; c. 1505 – 10 July 1561) was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier to Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. 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 an Ottoman grand admiral.