Pasha
Title for high-ranking military or political officials in the Ottoman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Pasha (disambiguation).
"Paşa" redirects here. For the footballer, see Cahit Paşa.
Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: پاشا; Turkish: paşa; Arabic: باشا, romanized: basha)[lower-alpha 1] was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitaries, and others. Pasha was also one of the highest titles in the 20th-century Kingdom of Egypt and it was also used in Morocco in the 20th century, where it denoted a regional official or governor of a district.[3][4]