List of Sheikh ul Islams of the Ottoman Empire

Updated on Oct 10, 2024

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The following is a list of Sheikh-ul-Islams of the Ottoman Empire. During the existence of the office (from 1424 to 1922), there were in total 131 Sheikh-ul-Islams. The longest-serving officeholder was Ebussuud Efendi for 29 years, the shortest was Memikzade Mustafa Efendi for 13 hours.

List

1. Molla Şemseddin Fenari (1424–1430)

2. Molla Fahrettin Acemi (1430–1460)

3. Molla Hüsrev (1460–1480)

4. Molla Gürâni (1480–1488)

5. Molla Abdülkerim (1488–1495)

6. Alaettin Çelebi (1495–1496)

7. Efdalzade Hamidettin (1496–1503)

8. Zenbilli Ali Efendi (1503–1526)

9. Kemalpaşazade Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi (İbn-i Kemal) (1526–1534)

10. Sadullah Sadi Efendi (1534–1539)

11. Çivizade Muhittin Mehmet Efendi (1539–1542)

12. Hamidi Abdülkadir Efendi (1542–1543)

13. Fenerizade Muhittin Efendi (1543–1545)

14. Ebussuud Efendi (1545–1574)

15. Hamit Mahmut Efendi (1574–1577)

16. Kadızade Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi (1577–1580)

17. Malulzade Mehmet Efendi (1580–1582)

18. Çivizade Hacı Mehmet Efendi (1582–1587)

19. Müeyyetzade Abdülkadir Efendi (1587–1589)

20. Bostanzade Mehmet Efendi (1589–1592)

21. Bayramzade Hacı Zekeriya Efendi (1592–1593)

Bostanzade Mehmet Efendi (1593–1598), 2nd time

22. Hoca Sadeddin Efendi (1598–1599)

23. Hacı Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (1599–1601)

24. Hocasadettinzade Mehmet Çelebi Efendi (1601–1603)

Hacı Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (1603), 2nd time

25. Ebülmeyamin Mustafa Efendi (1603–1604)

Hacı Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (1604–1606), 3rd time

Ebülmeyamin Mustafa Efendi (1606), 2nd time

Hacı Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (1606–1608), 4th time

Hocasadettinzade Mehmet Çelebi Efendi (1608–1615), 2nd term

26. Hocasadettinzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (1615–1622)

27. Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi (1622–1623)

Hocasadettinzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (1623–1625), 2nd time

Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi (1625–1632), 2nd time

28. Ahizade Hüseyin Efendi (1632–1634)

Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi (1634–1644), 3rd time

29. Esatpaşazade Ebu Sait Mehmet Efendi (1644–1646)

30. Muid Ahmet Efendi (1646–1647)

31. Hacı Abdürrahim Efendi (1647–1649)

32. Bahai Mehmet Efendi (1649–1651)

33. Karaçelebizade Abdülaziz Efendi (1651)

34. Esatefendizade Ebu Sait Mehmet Efendi (1651–1652)

Bahai Mehmet Efendi (1652–1654), 2nd term

Esatefendizade Ebu Sait Mehmet Efendi (1654–1655), 2nd time

35. Hüsamzade Abdurrahman Efendi (1655–1656)

36. Memikzade Mustafa Efendi (1656)

37. Hocazade Mesut Efendi (1656)

38. Hanefi Mehmet Efendi (1656)

39. Balizade Mustafa Efendi (1656–1657)

40. Bolevi Mustafa Efendi (1657–1659)

41. Esiri Mehmet Efendi (1659–1662)

42. Sunizade Seyit Mehmet Emin Efendi (1662)

43. Minkarizade Yahya Efendi (1662–1674)

44. Çatalcalı Ali Efendi (1674–1686)

45. Ankaravi Mehmet Emin Efendi (1686–1687)

46. Debbağzade Mehmet Efendi (1687–1688)

47. Hacı Feyzullah Efendi (1688)

Debbağzade Mehmet Efendi (1688–1690), 2nd time

48. Ebusaitzade Feyzullah Feyzi Efendi (1690–1692)

Çatalcalı Ali Efendi (1692), 2nd time

Ebusaitzade Feyzullah Feyzi Efendi (1692–1694), 2nd time

49. Sadık Mehmet Efendi (1694–1695)

50. İmam Mehmet Efendi (1695)

Hacı Feyzullah Efendi (1695–1703), 2nd time

51. Paşmakçızade Seyit Ali Efendi (1703)

52. Yekçeşm Hüseyin Efendi (1703)

İmam Mehmet Efendi (1703–1704), 2nd time

Paşmakçızade Seyit Ali Efendi (1704–1707), 2nd term

Sadık Mehmet Efendi (1707–1708), 2nd time

53. Ebezade Abdullah Efendi (1708–1710)

Paşmakçızade Seyit Ali Efendi (1710–1712), 3rd term

Ebezade Abdullah Efendi (1712–1713), 2nd term

54. Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (1713)

55. İmam Mahmut Efendi (1713–1714)

56. Mirza Mustafa Efendi (1714–1715)

57. Menteşzade Abdürrahman Efendi (1715–1716)

58. Ebu İshak İsmail Naim Efendi (1716–1718)

59. Yenişehirli Abdullah Efendi (1718–1730)

60. Mirzazade Şeyh Mehmet Efendi (1730–1731)

61. Paşmakçızade Abdullah Efendi (1731–1732)

62. Damatzade Ebulhayr Ahmet Efendi (1732–1733)

63. Ebuishakzade İshak Efendi (1733–1734)

64. Dürri Mehmet Efendi (1734–1736)

65. Seyit Mustafa Efendi (1736–1745)

66. Pirizade Mehmet Sahip Efendi (1745–1746)

67. Hayatizade Mehmet Emin Efendi (1746)

68. Seyit Mehmet Zeynelabidin Efendi (1746–1748)

69. Ebuishakzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (1748–1749)

70. Mehmet Sait Efendi (1749–1750)

71. Seyit Murtaza Efendi (1750–1755)

72. Abdullah Vassaf Efendi (1755)

73. Damatzade Feyzullah Efendi (1755–1756)

74. Dürrizade Mustafa Efendi (1756–1757)

Damatzade Feyzullah Efendi (1757–1758), 2nd term

75. Mehmet Salih Efendi (1758–1759)

76. Çelebizade İsmail Asım Efendi (1759–1760)

77. Hacı Veliyettin Efendi (1760–1761)

78. Tirevi Ahmet Efendi (1761–1762)

Dürrizade Mustafa Efendi (1762–1767), 2nd time

Hacı Veliyettin Efendi (1767–1768), 2nd time

79. Pirizade Osman Sahip Efendi (1768–1770)

80. Mirzazade Seyit Mehmet Sait Efendi (1770–1773)

81. Şerifzade Seyit Mehmet Şerif Efendi (1773–1774)

Dürrizade Mustafa Efendi (1774), 3rd time

82. İvazpaşazade İbrahim Bey Efendi (1774–1775)

83. Salihzade Mehmet Emin Efendi (1775–1776)

84. Vassafzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (1776–1778)

85. Mehmet Şerif Efendi (1778–1782)

86. Seyit İbrahim Efendi (1782–1783)

87. Dürrizade Seyit Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (1783–1785)

İvazpaşazade İbrahim Bey Efendi (1785), 2nd time

88. Arapzade Ahmet Ataullah Efendi (1785)

89. Dürrizade Seyit Mehmet Arif Efendi (1785–1786)

90. Müftizade Ahmet Efendi (1786–1787)

91. Mekki Mehmet Efendi (1787–1788)

92. Seyit Mehmet Kamil Efendi (1788–1789)

Mehmet Şerif Efendi (1789), 2nd time

93. Hamitzade Mustafa Efendi (1789–1791)

94. Seyit Yahya Tevfik Efendi (1791)

Mekki Mehmet Efendi (1791–1792), 2nd time

Dürrizade Seyit Mehmet Arif Efendi (1792–1798), 2nd time

95. Mustafa Aşir Efendi (1798–1800)

96. Sâmânizade Ömer Hulusi Efendi (1800–1803)

97. Salihzade Ahmet Esat Efendi (1803–1806)

98. Şerifzade Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (1806–1807)

Sâmânizade Ömer Hulusi Efendi (1807), 2nd time

Şerifzade Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (1807–1808), 2nd time

99. Arapzade Mehmet Arif Efendi (1808)

Salihzade Ahmet Esat Efendi (1808), 2nd time

100. Dürrizade Seyit Abdullah Efendi (1808–1810)

Sâmânizade Ömer Hulusi Efendi (1810–1812), 3rd time

Dürrizade Seyit Abdullah Efendi (1812–1815), 2nd time

101. Mehmet Zeynelabidin Efendi (1815–1818)

102. Mekkizade Mustafa Asım Efendi (1818–1819)

103. Hacı Halil Efendi (1819–1821)

104. Yasincizade Abdülvehhap Efendi (1821–1822)

105. Sıtkızade Ahmet Reşit Efendi (1822–1823)

Mekkizade Mustafa Asım Efendi (1823–1825), 2nd time

106. Kadızade Mehmet Tahir Efendi (1825–1828)

Yasincizade Abdülvehhap Efendi (1828–1833), 2nd time

Mekkizade Mustafa Asım Efendi (1833–1846), 3rd time

107. Ahmet Arif Hikmet Bey Efendi (1846–1854)

108. Meşrepzade Mehmet Arif Efendi (1854–1858)

109. Seyit Mehmet Sadettin Efendi (1858–1863)

110. Atıfzade Ömer Hüsamettin Efendi (1863–1866)

111. Hacı Mehmet Refik Efendi (1866–1868)

112. Hasan Fehmi Efendi (1868–1871)

113. Ahmed Muhtar Molla Bey Efendi (1871–1872)

114. Turşucuzade Ahmet Muhtar Efendi (1872–1874)

115. Hasan Hayrullah Efendi (1874)

Hasan Fehmi Efendi (1874–1876), 2nd time

Hasan Hayrullah Efendi (1876–1877), 2nd time

116. Kara Halil Efendi (1877–1878)

Ahmed Muhtar Molla Bey Efendi (1878), 2nd time

117. Uryanizade Ahmed Esad Efendi (1878–1889)

118. Bodrumlu Ömer Lütfi Efendi (1889–1891)

119. Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi (1891–1909)

120. Mehmet Ziyaettin Efendi (1909)

121. Mehmet Sahip Molla Bey Efendi (1909)

122. Çelebizade Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi (1910)

123. Musa Kazım Efendi (1910–1911)

124. Abdurrahman Nesip Efendi (1911–1912)

Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi (1912–1913), 2nd time

125. Mehmet Esat Efendi (1913–1914)

126. Ürgüplü Mustafa Hayri Efendi (1914–1916)

Musa Kazım Efendi (1916–1918), 2nd time

127. Ömer Hulusi Efendi (1918)

128. Haydarizade İbrahim Efendi (1918–1919)

129. Mustafa Sabri Efendi (1919)

Haydarizade İbrahim Efendi (1919–1920), 2nd time

130. Dürrizade Abdullah Efendi (1920)

Mustafa Sabri Efendi (1920), 2nd time

131. Medeni Mehmet Nuri Efendi (1920–1922)

References

List of Sheikh-ul-Islams of the Ottoman Empire Wikipedia

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