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 built in Cairo, which still stands today.
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