Kemankeş Kara Mustafa Pasha

Kemankeş Kara Mustafa Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: ﻛﻤﺎﻧﻜﺶ قره مصطفى پاشا, lit.'Mustafa Pasha, the Archer, the Courageous'; 1592 – 31 January 1644) was an Ottoman Albanian military officer and statesman who served as Kapudan Pasha and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.

Kemankeş Kara
Mustafa
Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
23 December 1638  31 January 1644
MonarchsMurad IV
İbrahim
Preceded byTayyar Mehmed Pasha
Succeeded bySemiz Mehmed Pasha
Kapudan Pasha
In office
17 October 1635  22 December 1638
Preceded byGazi Hüseyin Pasha
Succeeded byGazi Hüseyin Pasha
Personal details
Born1592
Vlora, Albania
Died31 January 1644 (aged 5152)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Military service
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Branch/service Ottoman Navy
 Ottoman Army
RankKapudan Pasha (grand admiral; 1635–1638)
Janissary commander (1635)
Battles/warsOttoman–Safavid War (1623–39)
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