Iskender Pasha (governor of Egypt)

Iskender Pasha (died 1571)[1][2] was an Ottoman statesman. He was the governor of Egypt for the Ottoman Empire from 1556 to 1559. During his term as governor (beylerbey), he had many works of architecture built in Cairo, especially between Bab Zuweila and Bab al-Khalq.[2] However, the area was mostly renovated in the 19th century during modernization attempts.[2]

This article is about the Ottoman governor of Egypt. For other Ottoman governors, see Iskender Pasha.
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Iskender, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.

See also

References
  1. de Groot, Alexander H.; Winkelhane, Gerd; Schwarz, Klaus (1989). "Der osmanische Statthalter Iskender Pascha (gest. 1571) und seine Stiftungen in Agypten und am Bosporus". Die Welt des Islams. 29 (1/4): 215. doi:10.2307/1571021. ISSN 0043-2539.
  2. André Raymond (2000). Cairo. Harvard University Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-674-00316-3.
Political offices
Preceded by
Dukakinzade Mehmed Pasha		 Ottoman Governor of Egypt
1556–1559		 Succeeded by
Sofu Hadım Ali Pasha


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