Mahmud Pasha (died 1567) was an Ottoman statesman from

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who served as the Ottoman governor of

Yemen Eyalet The Yemen Eyalet (; ) was an eyalet (province) of the Ottoman Empire. Although formally an integral part of the empire, the far-flung province was notoriously difficult to administer, and was often lawless. During the early 17th century, the Eya ...

from 1561 to 1565 until being deposed, and of

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from 1566 until his assassination by gunfire in 1567. He was described as an "unscrupulous," corrupt, but wealthy official with "the riches of the al-Nazaris in his possession." 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. As the governor of Egypt, Mahmud Pasha had the

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, which still stands today, built in

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Ottoman governors of Egypt 16th-century Ottoman governors of Egypt Pashas 1567 deaths Year of birth unknown Ottoman governors of Yemen Assassinated politicians from the Ottoman Empire People assassinated in the 16th century {{Ottoman-bio-stub

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