Ali Shefqet Shkupi | |
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Native name | Ali Shefqet Shkupi |
Birth name | Ali Hysen Shefqeti |
Born | September 1883 Uskub, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 3 December 1953 Shkoder, Albania |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire (1905 - 1912) Principality of Albania (April 1913 - December 1924) |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel[1] |
Awards | "Patriotic Activity of First Class" (Albania) |
Lieutenant Colonel Ali Shefqet Shkupi, also known as Ali Shefqet Bey, was the first Chief of Supreme Staff of the Albanian Army bearing the functions of the Supreme Commander in the Albanian Government of Ismail Qemal Vlora.[1]