Mahmud (Maḥmūd) Paşa (d. 975/1567) was an Ottoman statesman who served as governor of Yemen (968-72/1561-5) and Egypt (972-5/1565-7). A Bosnian, he was not trained in the imperial palace but launched his career in the Arab provinces, serving the governor of Damascus before entering the service of Davud (Dāʾūd) Paşa (d. 956/1549), governor of Egypt from 945-56/1538-49. Davud appointed him amīr al-ḥajj (pilgrimage commander) of Egypt for 957-8/1550-1; a later governor made him a sancakbeyi (