Kara Davud Pasha

Kara Davud Pasha (1570 - 18 January 1623) also known as simply Davud Pasha or as Hain Davud Pasha ("Davud Pasha the Traitor"), was an Ottoman statesman who became briefly Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in 1622, during the reign of his brother-in-law Mustafa I.

Career His first position was of Kethüda under Mehmed III (1595–1603) then he was named Kapıcıbaşı under Ahmed I . He became Kapudan Pasha for a brief time during the first reign of Mustafa I (1617–1618). The couple had two children, a son named Sultanzade Süleyman Bey and a daughter.

In popular culture

In the 2015 Turkish television series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Davud was portrayed by Turkish actor Mustafa Üstündağ. His wife was portrayed by Melisa Ilayda Ozcanik (young role) and Öykü Karayel (adult role) under the name Dilruba Sultan, because when the series was shot, the names of Mehmed's daughters were not known.