Murad Agha
Murad | |
|---|---|
| Beylerbey of Tripoli | |
| In office August 1551 – 1553/1554 | |
| Appointed by | Sinan Pasha |
| Preceded by | Gaspard de Vallier (as Governor of Tripoli) |
| Succeeded by | Dragut |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1480 Ragusa, Kingdom of Sicily |
| Died | c. 1556 (aged 75–76) Tajura, Ottoman Tripolitania |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Unit | Barbary corsairs / Ottoman Navy |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Tripoli (1551) Attack on Zuwarah (1552) |
Murad Agha (Arabic: مراد آغا, c. 1480 – c. 1556) was a Sicilian-born Ottoman eunuch and military officer who was the first Beylerbey of Tripoli. He held this position from the capture of the city from the Knights Hospitaller in August 1551 until he was replaced by Dragut in 1553/1554. He was also the ruler of the nearby town of Tajura, where he commissioned the construction of the Murad Agha Mosque.