"Öküz" Mehmed Pasha, also known as Kara Mehmed Pasha or "Kul Kıran" Mehmed Pasha, was an Ottoman statesman, administrator and military figure of the early 17th Century who held the office of Grand Vizier twice, the first time was from October 17, 1614 to November 17, 1616 and the second time was from January 18, 1619 to December 23, 1619. He was also the governor of Egypt from 1607 to 1611. Okuz Mehmed's nickname was "Kul Kiran" (slavebreaker) that came from his success in crushing the mutiny in Egypt during the early 1600s.