Elmas Mehmed Pasha

Elmas Mehmed Pasha (1661 – 11 September 1697) was an Ottoman statesman who served as grand vizier from 1695 to 1697.

During the reign of Mehmed IV, he began working for the Ottoman palace upon the personal request of the sultan.

[1] The Ottoman Empire had been experiencing a period of defeats during the Great Turkish War following the Second Siege of Vienna in 1683.

Elmas Mehmed Pasha was appointed as the grand vizier on 2 May 1695 by the sultan Mustafa II.

[citation needed] Two years later the Ottoman Empire had to sign the Treaty of Karlowitz and had to accept the loss of Hungary.