
Three-time grand vizier, fought Persians.
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Hekimoglu Ali Pasha commanded Ottoman forces against the Persian army of Nader Shah at Nahavand. The battle ended in an Ottoman defeat, leading to the loss of territories in western Persia and a setback in the Ottoman-Persian Wars.
Hekimoglu Ali Pasha was appointed grand vizier for the first time by Sultan Mahmud I. His tenure focused on military reforms and stabilizing the empire after defeats by Persia, but he was dismissed due to court intrigues.
Hekimoglu Ali Pasha was appointed grand vizier for the third and final time. His later tenure was less eventful, as he focused on administrative matters and died in office in 1758, one of the few grand viziers to die naturally.
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