Hil Mosi (1885 - 1933) was an Albanian politician and poet.

Biography

Hil Mosi, son of Mark Mosi, was born in

Shkodër Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of o ...

, then part of the

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, in 1885. He attended an Italian elementary school and later the Xavierian Shkodër Jesuit College before studying from 1904 to 1908 in Klagenfurt, southern

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in order to become a teacher. In 1911, he took part in the Albanian uprising of northern Albania against

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and the

. In 1916 he became a member of the

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, and in 1920 a member of the Albanian delegation in the

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. He was also a deputy of Shkodër from 1920 to 1924. In 1924, Mosi was one of the main supporters of the revolution that overthrew the regime of

Ahmet Zogu Zog I (born Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli; 8 October 18959 April 1961) was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever Prime Minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as King ...

and established a democratic government. Fan S. Noli became the new Prime Minister, while Mosi served as a prefect of

Korçë Korçë (; sq-definite, Korça) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, eighth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population of the city is 51,152 and 75,994 of Korçë municipal ...

and

Gjirokastër Gjirokastër (, sq-definite, Gjirokastra) is a List of cities and towns in Albania, city in Southern Albania, southern Albania and the seat of Gjirokastër County and Gjirokastër Municipality. It is located in a valley between the Gjerë moun ...

. After the restoration of Zog's regime he was initially exiled but returned to Albania in 1927 after amnesty was proclaimed and served anew in the government as minister of public works. In 1928, he served as director-general of public security and from 1930 until his death as minister of education.

Work

Mosi's poetry contains mainly themes of patriotism and love. Most of his works were published between 1900 and 1925. His works include: #''Këngat Shqipe'' (),

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, 1909. #''Zan' i Atdheut'' (),

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, 1913. #''Lotët e Dashtniës: Vjersha dashtnore'' (),

, 1915-1916. Mosi H. ''Lotët e Dashtniës: Vjersha dashtnore''. Shkodër, 1915-16.

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mosi, Hile 1885 births 1933 deaths Albanian writers Albanian Roman Catholics Politicians from Shkodër Government ministers of Albania Public works ministers of Albania Police directors of Albania Expatriates from the Ottoman Empire in Austria-Hungary