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

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in the Sacred Union Government of

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Biography

Bajram Fevziu was born in March 1884 in Vodenë, present day Kolonjë, then part of the

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. He finished his high school education in

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(also at the time in the

) and in 1906, graduated from the Higher Military Academy in

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. In 1908, he completed his two-year studies in

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and was sent to the military Staff College in

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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

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. In 1921 he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs in the Sacred Union Government of

. 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.

References

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