Rüstem Pasha
A committed Sunni Muslim, Rüstem Pasha had commissioned a number of important buildings in the Empire by the end of his life, including religious schools, mosques, and other structures. Prior to his death in 1561, Rüstem Pasha hoped to construct a final mosque of his own in Istanbul — in part to repair his controversial legacy — though the extent to which he had outlined his intentions for the eponymous Friday mosque remains ambiguous.