Vehbi Dibra

Vehbi Dibra
Personal
Born(1867-03-12)12 March 1867
Died24 March 1937(1937-03-24) (aged 70)
ReligionIslam
NationalityAlbanian
ChildrenAhmet, Hatixhe, Muhamet, Mereme, Asije and Edip Agolli
ParentAhmet (Effendi) Agolli
DenominationSunni
Signature
Muslim leader
Period in office1923–1929
SuccessorBehexhet Shapati
PostHead of the Muslim Community of Albania
Vehbi Dibra

Abdyl Aziz Vehbi Dibra Agolli (12 March 1867 – 24 March 1937) was an Albanian Islamic scholar and politician. He served as the first grand mufti of the Muslim Community of Albania.

He was a delegate of Dibër at the Albanian Declaration of Independence.[1] He was elected as chairman of the Elderly Assembly, the precursor to what is today the Parliament of Albania and the first Grand Mufti of the Muslim Community of Albania from 1920 to 1929. Vehbi Dibra will also be remembered as the main organizer of the Congress of Dibra.[2]

  1. ^ "History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science.ISBN 99927-1-623-1
  2. ^ Skendi, Stavro (1967). The Albanian national awakening. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 379. ISBN 9781400847761.