Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha

Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: كپرولى زاده فاضل احمد پاشا, Turkish: Köprülü Fazıl Ahmet Paşa; Albanian: Fazlli Ahmed Pashë Kypriljoti; 1635 – 3 November 1676) was an Ottoman nobleman and statesman, who belonged to the renowned Köprülü family of Albanian origin, which produced six grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire.

Fazıl Ahmed
Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
31 October 1661  3 November 1676
MonarchMehmed IV
Preceded byKöprülü Mehmed Pasha
Succeeded byKara Mustafa Pasha
Personal details
Born1635
Vezirköprü (then named Köprü, present-day Samsun Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey)
Died3 November 1676(1676-11-03) (aged 40–41)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
NationalityOttoman
RelationsKöprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (brother)
Köprülüzade Numan Pasha (nephew)
Kara Mustafa Pasha (brother-in-law)
Abaza Siyavuş Pasha (brother-in-law)
Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha (cousin)
Parent(s)Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (father)
Ayşe Hatun (mother)
OriginsAlbanian (father), Turkish (mother)
FamilyKöprülü family
Military service
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Battles/warsAustro-Turkish War (1663–64)

Cretan War (1645–69)

  • Siege of Candia

Polish–Ottoman War (1672–76)

  • Siege of Kamenets
  • siege of khotyn 1673
  • Ukrainian campaign
  • siege of uman
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