Akif Përmeti
Aqif Përmeti | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defense of Albania | |
| In office 12 April 1939 – 28 April 1943 | |
| Monarch | Vittorio Emanuele III |
| Prime Minister | Shefqet Vërlaci Mustafa Merlika-Kruja Eqrem Libohova Maliq Bushati |
| Preceded by | Xhemal Aranitasi |
| Succeeded by | Prenk Pervizi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1884 Përmet, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Albania) |
| Died | 14 April 1945 |
| Occupation | Military officer, politician |
Aqif Përmeti (c. 1884 - 14 April 1945) was an Albanian military officer and politician. He served as the Minister of Defense of Albania during the Italian occupation of Albania.
Biography
Përmeti was born in around 1884 in Përmet, then a part of the Janina Vilayet of Ottoman Empire.[1] He attended a military academy in Istanbul.[1] In 1915, Përmeti moved to the United States.[2] Later, Përmeti returned to Europe to command an Albanian-American battalion of the United States Army.[3]
In 1920, Përmeti returned to Albania to support the recently-created Delvina Cabinet.[3] Përmeti then joined the Albanian military and served as a commander in southern Albania.[3] In 1924, he served as the commander of the Tiranë gendarmerie.[3] That same year, following the rise of Ahmet Zogu, he fled Albania with Fan S. Noli but later returned.[3] After reconciling with Zogu, Përmeti was given a command in Shkodër.[3] In 1929, he organized a military publishing house. In 1934, Përmeti worked for the Albanian Ministry of Education.[3]
Përmeti's service in the military continued through the Italian invasion of Albania.[3] He was eventually appointed to be the Minister of Defense for the Italian Protectorate of Albania, serving from 12 April 1939 to 28 April 1943. On 5 March 1943, he was promoted to general by Renzo Dalmazzo.[3] From
In April of 1945, Përmeti was sentenced to death by the communist Special Court for War Criminals and Enemies of the People.[3] He was executed on 14 April, 1945.[2]
References
- ^ a b Elsie, Robert (2013). Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. New York: I.B. Tauris. p. 355. ISBN 978-1-78076-431-3.
- ^ a b Elsie, Robert (2013). Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. p. 355-56.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Elsie, Robert (2013). Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. p. 356.