Yusuf Karamanli

Yusuf Karamanli
Pasha of Tripoli
PredecessorAli Pasha (usurper)
SuccessorAli II
Born1766
Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania
Died1838 (aged 72)
DynastyKaramanli dynasty
FatherAli I
ReligionIslam

Yusuf (ibn Ali) Karamanli, Caramanli or Qaramanli or al-Qaramanli (most commonly Yusuf Karamanli), (1766–1838) was the longest-reigning Pasha of the Karamanli dynasty of Ottoman Tripolitania (in present-day Libya). He is noted for his role in the Barbary Wars against the United States.