[1][2] Son of Hammuda Pasha Bey,[1] he distinguished himself by his courage, his fortitude and his concern for the good governance of the people.
[1] He spent the greater part of his time travelling the land to levy the tribute, deal with intrusions by the army of Algiers and the collusion of the northwestern tribes with the Algerians.
[3] After Murad II suffered reverses in one of his expeditions far from Tunis, Laz replaced him with Mohamed Agha, an officer of the Turkish militia.
Among his architectural projects is the construction of the Madrasa Mouradiyya, built on the location of an old funduq (warehouse) occupied by a portion of the Turkish militia; this madrasah was dedicated to the Maliki school of Islamic law.
[2] In addition, Murad II was also responsible for the construction of a mosque at Gabès and the creation of water works, notable a dam-bridge of the Medjerda River.