Koca Mehmet Ragıp Pasha (1698–1763) was an Ottoman statesman who served as a civil servant before 1744 as the provincial governor of Egypt from 1744 to 1748 and Grand Vizier from 1757 to 1763.
After completing his education, Mehmet Ragıp worked in various parts of the empire as a civil servant.
He was promoted to the post of reis ül-küttab (equivalent to a modern foreign minister) in 1740.
He married Saliha, the sultan's sister, and gained the title damat (English: bridegroom).
[6] Upon his death, Mustafa III wrote an elegy (Turkish: ağıt) expressing his sorrow for his good friend.