Mahmud Pasha (governor)
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Mahmud Pasha (died 1567) was an Ottoman statesman from Bosnia[1]: 123 who served as the Ottoman governor of Yemen Eyalet from 1561 to 1565 until being deposed, and of Egypt Eyalet from 1566 until his assassination by gunfire in 1567.[2]
He was described as an "unscrupulous," corrupt, but wealthy official with "the riches of the al-Nazaris in his possession."[3] He reportedly disliked his successor for the governorship of Yemen, Ridwan Pasha, and purposefully made his job harder with actions he took just before his removal from office.[4]
As the governor of Egypt, Mahmud Pasha had the Al-Mahmoudia Mosque, which still stands today, built in Cairo.[4]
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