Kara · Damat Mustafa | |
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Ottoman Governor of Egypt | |
In office 16 February 1624 – 16 May 1626 | |
Monarch | Murad IV |
Preceded by | Çeşteci Ali Pasha |
Succeeded by | Bayram Pasha |
In office 20 July 1623 – 9 October 1623 | |
Monarchs | Mustafa I Murad IV |
Preceded by | Silahdar Ibrahim Pasha |
Succeeded by | Çeşteci Ali Pasha |
Personal details | |
Died | 1628 |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Spouse | |
Kara Mustafa Pasha (died 1628)[1] was an Ottoman statesman who served twice as the Ottoman governor of Egypt,[2][3] firstly from 20 July to 9 October 1623 and secondly from 12 February 1624 to 16 May 1626.[3] He also served earlier as the agha (chief) of the Janissary corps in 1623.[2]
Mustafa Pasha was educated in the Enderun palace school.[2] He married Fatma Sultan, a daughter of Sultan Ahmed I, in 1628[2] but was executed that same year by the reigning Sultan (and his new brother-in-law) Murad IV.[1]