List of Sheikh-ul-Islams of the Ottoman Empire

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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[edit]

1. Molla emseddin Fenari (14241430)

2. Molla Fahrettin Acemi (14301460)

3. Molla Hsrev (14601480)

4. Molla Grni (14801488)

5. Molla Abdlkerim (14881495)

6. Alaettin elebi (14951496)

7. Efdalzade Hamidettin (14961503)

8. Zenbilli Ali Efendi (15031526)

9. Kemalpaazade Ahmet emsettin Efendi (bn-i Kemal) (15261534)

10. Sadullah Sadi Efendi (15341539)

11. ivizade Muhittin Mehmet Efendi (15391542)

12. Hamidi Abdlkadir Efendi (15421543)

13. Fenerizade Muhittin Efendi (15431545)

14. Ebussuud Efendi (15451574)

15. Hamit Mahmut Efendi (15741577)

16. Kadzade Ahmet emsettin Efendi (15771580)

17. Malulzade Mehmet Efendi (15801582)

18. ivizade Hac Mehmet Efendi (15821587)

19. Meyyetzade Abdlkadir Efendi (15871589)

20. Bostanzade Mehmet Efendi (15891592)

21. Bayramzade Hac Zekeriya Efendi (15921593)

Bostanzade Mehmet Efendi (15931598), 2nd time

22. Hoca Sadeddin Efendi (15981599)

23. Hac Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (15991601)

24. Hocasadettinzade Mehmet elebi Efendi (16011603)

Hac Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (1603), 2nd time

Hac Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (16041606), 3rd time

Eblmeyamin Mustafa Efendi (1606), 2nd time

Hac Mustafa Sunullah Efendi (16061608), 4th time

Hocasadettinzade Mehmet elebi Efendi (16081615), 2nd term

26. Hocasadettinzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (16151622)

27. Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi (16221623)

Hocasadettinzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (16231625), 2nd time

Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi (16251632), 2nd time

28. Ahizade Hseyin Efendi (16321634)

Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi (16341644), 3rd time

29. Esatpaazade Ebu Sait Mehmet Efendi (16441646)

30. Muid Ahmet Efendi (16461647)

31. Hac Abdrrahim Efendi (16471649)

32. Bahai Mehmet Efendi (16491651)

33. Karaelebizade Abdlaziz Efendi (1651)

34. Esatefendizade Ebu Sait Mehmet Efendi (16511652)

Bahai Mehmet Efendi (16521654), 2nd term

Esatefendizade Ebu Sait Mehmet Efendi (16541655), 2nd time

35. Hsamzade Abdurrahman Efendi (16551656)

36. Memikzade Mustafa Efendi (1656)

37. Hocazade Mesut Efendi (1656)

38. Hanefi Mehmet Efendi (1656)

39. Balizade Mustafa Efendi (16561657)

40. Bolevi Mustafa Efendi (16571659)

41. Esiri Mehmet Efendi (16591662)

42. Sunizade Seyit Mehmet Emin Efendi (1662)

43. Minkarizade Yahya Efendi (16621674)

44. atalcal Ali Efendi (16741686)

45. Ankaravi Mehmet Emin Efendi (16861687)

46. Debbazade Mehmet Efendi (16871688)

47. Hac Feyzullah Efendi (1688)

Debbazade Mehmet Efendi (16881690), 2nd time

atalcal Ali Efendi (1692), 2nd time

Ebusaitzade Feyzullah Feyzi Efendi (16921694), 2nd time

49. Sadk Mehmet Efendi (16941695)

50. mam Mehmet Efendi (1695)

Hac Feyzullah Efendi (16951703), 2nd time

51. Pamakzade Seyit Ali Efendi (1703)

52. Yekem Hseyin Efendi (1703)

mam Mehmet Efendi (17031704), 2nd time

Pamakzade Seyit Ali Efendi (17041707), 2nd term

Sadk Mehmet Efendi (17071708), 2nd time

53. Ebezade Abdullah Efendi (17081710)

Pamakzade Seyit Ali Efendi (17101712), 3rd term

Ebezade Abdullah Efendi (17121713), 2nd term

54. Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (1713)

55. mam Mahmut Efendi (17131714)

56. Mirza Mustafa Efendi (17141715)

57. Mentezade Abdrrahman Efendi (17151716)

58. Ebu shak smail Naim Efendi (17161718)

59. Yeniehirli Abdullah Efendi (17181730)

60. Mirzazade eyh Mehmet Efendi (17301731)

61. Pamakzade Abdullah Efendi (17311732)

62. Damatzade Ebulhayr Ahmet Efendi (17321733)

63. Ebuishakzade shak Efendi (17331734)

64. Drri Mehmet Efendi (17341736)

65. Seyit Mustafa Efendi (17361745)

66. Pirizade Mehmet Sahip Efendi (17451746)

67. Hayatizade Mehmet Emin Efendi (1746)

68. Seyit Mehmet Zeynelabidin Efendi (17461748)

69. Ebuishakzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (17481749)

70. Mehmet Sait Efendi (17491750)

71. Seyit Murtaza Efendi (17501755)

72. Abdullah Vassaf Efendi (1755)

73. Damatzade Feyzullah Efendi (17551756)

74. Drrizade Mustafa Efendi (17561757)

Damatzade Feyzullah Efendi (17571758), 2nd term

75. Mehmet Salih Efendi (17581759)

76. elebizade smail Asm Efendi (17591760)

77. Hac Veliyettin Efendi (17601761)

78. Tirevi Ahmet Efendi (17611762)

Drrizade Mustafa Efendi (17621767), 2nd time

Hac Veliyettin Efendi (17671768), 2nd time

79. Pirizade Osman Sahip Efendi (17681770)

80. Mirzazade Seyit Mehmet Sait Efendi (17701773)

81. erifzade Seyit Mehmet erif Efendi (17731774)

Drrizade Mustafa Efendi (1774), 3rd time

82. vazpaazade brahim Bey Efendi (17741775)

83. Salihzade Mehmet Emin Efendi (17751776)

84. Vassafzade Mehmet Esat Efendi (17761778)

85. Mehmet erif Efendi (17781782)

86. Seyit brahim Efendi (17821783)

87. Drrizade Seyit Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (17831785)

vazpaazade brahim Bey Efendi (1785), 2nd time

88. Arapzade Ahmet Ataullah Efendi (1785)

89. Drrizade Seyit Mehmet Arif Efendi (17851786)

90. Mftizade Ahmet Efendi (17861787)

91. Mekki Mehmet Efendi (17871788)

92. Seyit Mehmet Kamil Efendi (17881789)

Mehmet erif Efendi (1789), 2nd time

93. Hamitzade Mustafa Efendi (17891791)

94. Seyit Yahya Tevfik Efendi (1791)

Mekki Mehmet Efendi (17911792), 2nd time

Drrizade Seyit Mehmet Arif Efendi (17921798), 2nd time

95. Mustafa Air Efendi (17981800)

96. Smnizade mer Hulusi Efendi (18001803)

97. Salihzade Ahmet Esat Efendi (18031806)

98. erifzade Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (18061807)

Smnizade mer Hulusi Efendi (1807), 2nd time

erifzade Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (18071808), 2nd time

99. Arapzade Mehmet Arif Efendi (1808)

Salihzade Ahmet Esat Efendi (1808), 2nd time

Smnizade mer Hulusi Efendi (18101812), 3rd time

Drrizade Seyit Abdullah Efendi (18121815), 2nd time

102. Mekkizade Mustafa Asm Efendi (18181819)

103. Hac Halil Efendi (18191821)

104. Yasincizade Abdlvehhap Efendi (18211822)

105. Stkzade Ahmet Reit Efendi (18221823)

Mekkizade Mustafa Asm Efendi (18231825), 2nd time

Yasincizade Abdlvehhap Efendi (18281833), 2nd time

Mekkizade Mustafa Asm Efendi (18331846), 3rd time

107. Ahmet Arif Hikmet Bey Efendi (18461854)

108. Merepzade Mehmet Arif Efendi (18541858)

109. Seyit Mehmet Sadettin Efendi (18581863)

110. Atfzade mer Hsamettin Efendi (18631866)

111. Hac Mehmet Refik Efendi (18661868)

112. Hasan Fehmi Efendi (18681871)

113. Ahmed Muhtar Molla Bey Efendi (18711872)

114. Turucuzade Ahmet Muhtar Efendi (18721874)

115. Hasan Hayrullah Efendi (1874)

Hasan Fehmi Efendi (18741876), 2nd time

Hasan Hayrullah Efendi (18761877), 2nd time

116. Kara Halil Efendi (18771878)

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

117. Uryanizade Ahmed Esad Efendi (18781889)

118. Bodrumlu mer Ltfi Efendi (18891891)

119. Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi (18911909)

120. Mehmet Ziyaettin Efendi (1909)

121. Mehmet Sahip Molla Bey Efendi (1909)

122. elebizade Hseyin Hsn Efendi (1910)

123. Musa Kazm Efendi (19101911)

124. Abdurrahman Nesip Efendi (19111912)

Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi (19121913), 2nd time

125. Mehmet Esat Efendi (19131914)

126. rgpl Mustafa Hayri Efendi (19141916)

Musa Kazm Efendi (19161918), 2nd time

127. mer Hulusi Efendi (1918)

128. Haydarizade brahim Efendi (19181919)

129. Mustafa Sabri Efendi (1919)

130. Drrizade Abdullah Efendi (1920)

Haydarizade brahim Efendi (19191920), 2nd time

Mustafa Sabri Efendi (1920), 2nd time

See also[edit]

Shaykh al-Islm

Ottoman Caliphate