Rüstem Pasha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rüstem Pasha

Ottoman statesman

Date of Birth: 20-May-1500

Place of Birth: Skradin, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia

Date of Death: 10-Jul-1561

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Rüstem Pasha Opukovic (Turkish pronunciation: [?ys'tem pa'?a]; Ottoman Turkish: ???? ?????; Croatian: Rustem-Paša Opukovic c.
1500 – 10 July 1561) was Bosnian born Ottoman statesman.
He served as the grand vizier of sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
Rüstem Pasha is also known as Damat Rüstem Pasha (the epithet damat meaning "son-in-law" to the Ottoman dynasty) as a result of his marriage to the sultan's only daughter, Mihrimah sultan.
He is known as one of the most influential and successful grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire.
He was as one the wealthiest grand vizier in history.Rustem Pasha was taken as a child to Constantinople, where he built a military and bureaucracy career.
He was very well educated.
On 26 November 1539, he married Mihrimah Sultan, the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and his powerful wife Haseki Hürrem Sultan.
His brother Sinan Pasha was an Ottoman grand admiral.