Mustafa was the son of the powerful
Kara Mahmud Bushatli. He succeeded his uncle,
Ibrahim Pasha in 1810 and received the rank of
Vizier in 1812 and continued to rule the Pashalik of Shkodra as an independent ruler. in Western Greece was led by Mustafa Pasha and
Omer Vrioni; On August 24, 1823,
Markos Botsaris and 350 attempting to stop the Ottoman advance. With the conclusion of peace, the Porte, in 1831, demanded that Mustafa hand over the districts of Dukakin, Debar, Elbasan, Ohrid and Trgovište to Grand Vizier
Reşid Mehmed Pasha, and to implement certain reforms in Scutari. According to Serbian sources, he was fair, and if someone wronged, he could let it pass. During his office, the
hajduk bands multiplied to the extent that he was afraid that he would be captured in the night in
Mostar and killed. His last office was in
Medina where he died on May 27, 1860. ==Annotations==