Sinan Reis
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| Nickname(s) | The Great Jew Sinan the Chief The Famous Jewish Pirate Sinan the Jew |
| Born | c. before 1533 Spain |
| Died | 1546 Ottoman Empire |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Branch | Ottoman Navy |
| Years of service | c. before 1533-unknown |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Preveza |
Sinan Reis, also Ciphut Sinan, (Hebrew: סנאן ראיס, Sinan Rais; Arabic: سنان ريس, Sinan Rayyis;) "Sinan the Chief", and Portuguese: Sinão o Judeo, "Sinan the Jew", was a Barbary corsair who sailed under and was second in command of the famed Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa.