Kara Murat Pasha

Murat
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
11 May 1655 – 19 August 1655
MonarchMehmed IV
Preceded byIbşir Mustafa Pasha
Succeeded byErmeni Süleyman Pasha
In office
21 May 1649 – 5 August 1650
MonarchMehmed IV
Preceded bySofu Mehmed Pasha
Succeeded byMelek Ahmed Pasha
Ottoman Governor of Damascus
In office
1655–1655
Preceded byDefterzade Mehmed Pasha
Succeeded byHaseki Mehmed Pasha
Personal details
Born1595
Died1655
Hama, Ottoman Syria
NationalityOttoman
Military service
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Branch/service Ottoman Navy
 Ottoman Army
RankKapudan Pasha (grand admiral; 1653–55)
Janissary agha (1648–49)
Battles/warsCretan War (1645–1669)

Kara Murat Pasha, or Kara Dev Murad Pasha, lit. Courageous Giant Murat Pasha in Ottoman Turkish; (1595 - 1655), was an Ottoman Albanian statesman and military officer. He served as Kapudan Pasha and twice as Grand Vizier. His epithet Kara ("black") refers to his courage and Dev ("giant") to his physical size.