Veli Pasha

1787–1822) was an Ottoman Albanian ruler and the second born of Ali Pasha of Ioannina of the increasingly independent Pashalik of Yanina.

As an Ottoman commander, he is known for his participation in military actions against the Souliotes, the Septinsular Republic, and the Serbian rebels.

Veli and his brother Muhtar attempted to convince their father to come to terms with the Sublime Porte but to no avail.

In 1812, upon the appearance of Ottoman troops - who had arrived to subdue Ali Pasha - the Muslim population of Preveza threatened to revolt and forced Veli into the citadel.

Preveza was blockaded by Turkish and Souliote forces, and the Ottoman government attempted to negotiate his surrender.

[11] After Veli's father Ali was killed and beheaded, the head was sent to Istanbul, where it was displayed to the public on a revolving platter in a courtyard of the Sultan's palace.