Iskender Pasha (governor of Egypt)
Iskender Pasha was an Ottoman statesman. He was the governor of Egypt for the Ottoman Empire from 1556 to 1559. During his term as governor, he had many works of architecture built in Cairo, especially between Bab Zuweila and Bab al-Khalq. However, the area was mostly renovated in the 19th century during modernization attempts.
