Великий визирь
As a member of the prominent Çandarlı family, Ali was the son of Grand Vizier Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha. Like his father, he advanced from "kadı" to "kadıasker", before becoming Grand Vizier, likely immediately after the death of his father in 1387. He served as Grand Vizier to Sultans Murad I (), Bayezid I (), and, during the Ottoman Interregnum, of Süleyman Çelebi (), until his death in December 1406. As Grand Vizier, he was not only chief minister and head of the administration, but also chief army commander.