Kara Mustafa Pasha (governor of Egypt)
Kara · Damat Mustafa | |
|---|---|
| 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) was an Ottoman statesman who served twice as the Ottoman governor of Egypt, firstly from 20 July to 9 October 1623 and secondly from 12 February 1624 to 16 May 1626. He also served earlier as the agha (chief) of the Janissary corps in 1623.
Mustafa Pasha was educated in the Enderun palace school. He married Fatma Sultan, a daughter of Sultan Ahmed I, in 1628 but was executed that same year by the reigning Sultan (and his new brother-in-law) Murad IV.