Bajram Fevziu (1884–1928) was an Albanian army officer and politician who served as the 4th
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of the
Albanian Armed Forces and as
Minister of Internal Affairs
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** Minister (Catholic Church)
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in the Sacred Union Government of
Pandeli Evangjeli
Pandeli Evangjeli (6 January 1859 – 14 September 1949) was an Albanian politician who served two terms as the 7th Prime Minister of Albania. He was the first Orthodox Christian to head the Albanian government.
Early life and career
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Biography
Bajram Fevziu was born in March 1884 in Vodenë, present day
Kolonjë, then part of the
Ottoman Empire
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. He finished his high school education in
Thessaloniki
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(also at the time in the
Ottoman Empire
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) and in 1906, graduated from the Higher Military Academy in
Istanbul
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. In 1908, he completed his two-year studies in
Vienna
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and was sent to the military Staff College in
Paris
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where he remained for another two years. He returned to
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
in 1914 and joined the "National Wing" ( sq, Krahu Kombëtar) organization. In 1919 he served as deputy prefect of
Peqin
Peqin (, sq-definite, Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim an ...
. On March 18, 1920, Fevziu became an advisor to then mayor of
Shkodër, Musa Juka. On November 14, 1920, he was named deputy prefect in
Korçë
Korçë (; sq-definite, Korça) is the eighth most populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population is 75,994 (2011 census), in a total area of . It stands on a plateau som ...
. In 1921 he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs in the Sacred Union Government of
Pandeli Evangjeli
Pandeli Evangjeli (6 January 1859 – 14 September 1949) was an Albanian politician who served two terms as the 7th Prime Minister of Albania. He was the first Orthodox Christian to head the Albanian government.
Early life and career
Born in ...
. During the period from 1921 until 1923 he served as deputy representing the Popular Party in the
National Council. In 1922 he was named prefect of
Vlorë
Vlorë ( , ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the third most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surrounded by the foo ...
. From 1922 to 1923, he served as chairman of the Albanian military commission at the International Borders Commission for the delimitation of Albania's borders. From August 1923 to December 1924, Fevziu served as Chief of the General Staff of the Army. In 1928 he became severely ill and was sent to a hospital in Vienna for treatment, where he eventually passed away.
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Government ministers of Albania
Interior ministers of Albania
People from Kolonjë
Albanian generals
Albanian politicians
1884 births
1928 deaths
Albanians in the Ottoman Empire
Expatriates from the Ottoman Empire in the Austro-Hungarian Empire