Omar Pasha

Omer Lutfi Pasha Serdar-ı Ekrem Ömer Paşa
Native name	Омер-паша Латас Omer-paša Latas
Birth name	Mihajlo Latas / Михајло Латас
Born	(1806-09-24)24 September 1806 Janja Gora, Military Frontier, Austrian Empire (now Plaški, Croatia)
Died	18 April 1871(1871-04-18) (aged 64) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey)
Allegiance	Austrian Empire (until 1823)  Ottoman Empire (until 1871)
Service / branch	Ottoman Army
Years of service	1823–1869
Rank	Field marshal (Mushir)
Commands	Commander of Ottoman Forces in Moldavia & Wallachia
Battles / wars	Albanian Revolt of 1843–1844 Albanian Revolt of 1845 Bedirhan Bey's revolt Wallachian Revolution of 1848 Herzegovina uprising (1852–1862) Crimean War Battle of Oltenitza (1853) Battle of Cetate (1854) Battle of Giurgevo (1854) Siege of Sevastopol (1854) Battle of Eupatoria (1855) Siege of Sukhumi (1855) Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1861–1862) Battle of Ostrog Great Cretan Revolution
Spouse(s)	Ida Hanım (divorced without issue) Adviye Hanım (with issue)

Omer Pasha, also known as Omer Pasha Latas (Turkish: Ömer Lütfi Paşa, Serbian: Омер-паша Латас, romanized: Omer-paša Latas; 24 September 1806 – 18 April 1871) was an Ottoman field marshal and governor. Born in the Austrian Empire to Serbian Orthodox Christian parents, he initially served as an Austrian soldier. When faced with charges of embezzlement, he fled to Ottoman Bosnia in 1823 and converted to Islam; he then joined the Ottoman army, where he quickly rose through the ranks. Latas crushed several rebellions all across the Ottoman Empire. He served as the main commander of the Crimean War, where he defeated the Russians at Giurgevo, regaining control of Bucharest and the Danubian Principalities, pushing the Russians outside of the Danube. Latas spearheaded notable victories at Oltenița, Cetate, Eupatoria, Sukhumi, and Sevastopol. As a commander, he was noted for his excellent strategic and diplomatic skills.