Mustafa Pasha Kara Mehmed-zade ( 1740–1755) was the
Ottoman ''
vali'' (governor) of
Üsküb (Skopje), beginning in July 1755. He was a ''
vizier
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'' (provincial governor) and a former ''
kapudan'' (navy admiral).
Career
Sanjak of Smederevo
From July to November 1740 he served as the ''
muhafiz'' ("guardian") of
Belgrade
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(
Sanjak of Smederevo), succeeding Ali Pasha Abdi-zade who was the first muhafiz after the Austrian-Ottoman peace (1739–40).
Sanjak of Üsküp
He was the ''
vali'' (governor) of
Üsküp (Skopje), beginning in July 1755.
Annotations
*Name: ( sr, Мустафа-паша Кара Мехмедзаде/Mustafa-paša Kara Mehmedzade
rЕлчи Мустафа-паша Кара Мехмедпашазаде/Elči Mustafa-paša Mehmedpašazade)
References
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Governors of the Ottoman Empire
18th-century people from the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman period in the history of North Macedonia