Omer Nishani

Omer Nishani
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist People’s Republic of Albania
In office
22 October 1944 – 22 March 1946
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byEnver Hoxha
Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania
In office
16 March 1946 – 1 August 1953
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byHaxhi Lleshi
Personal details
Born5 February 1887
Gjirokastër, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern Albania)
Died26 May 1954 (aged 67)
Tirana, People's Republic of Albania
Cause of deathAssassinated
RelationsBesim Nishani (Brother), Bujar Nishani (distant cousin)
ProfessionPhysician and politician
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Omer Nishani (5 February 1887 – 26 May 1954) was an Albanian medical doctor and political figure involved first in the struggle against Ahmet Zogu (known after 1928 as King Zog) in the 1920s and 1930s, and then in the struggle against the fascist occupation of Albania during the 1942–44 period, becoming Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Albania (thereby becoming the country's head of state) in 1946 and serving in this position until 1953.