Mulla Idriz Gjilani

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Mulla Idriz Gjilani
Born	(1901-06-04)June 4, 1901 Velekinca, Gjilan, Ottoman Empire, (Today: Kosovo)
Died	November 26, 1949(1949-11-26) (aged 48)
Allegiance	Italian protectorate of Albania Albania (German client) Second League of Prizren
Service / branch	Royal Albanian Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Commander
Unit	IV Regiment of the Royal Albanian Army
Known for	Fighting Partisans, Serbs and Bulgarians, Being Burned alive by the Partisans
Battles / wars	World War II in Yugoslavia Kumanovo operation Kosovo Operation Karadak-Gollak Uprising (1941-1951) Battle of Preševo (1944)
Children	Isa Mullaidrizi (Hajrullahu)

Mulla Idriz Gjilani was an Albanian patriot, a Muslim preacher, master orator and freedom fighter. He was born in the village of Velekinca in Gjilan, Ottoman Empire, (now Gjilan, Kosovo). The Gjilani family who have inhabited his birth region for centuries give their name to the town of Gjilani in Kosovo.

He took the first lessons in mejtep of Cernica, and graduated in 1911 to continue the high school in madrasah of “Atik” in Gjilan. After a long break, he graduated in 1926. At age 25, he became imam with title of Mullah and served in Karadak and Hogosht. In 1941, he took the post of bashvaiz, Ulama in Vakuf of Shkupi.

On January 20, 2015, he was posthumously awarded the "Honor of the Nation" decoration by the President of the Republic of Albania Bujar Nishani on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the massacre of Gjilan.^[1]