Qemal Butka

Qemal Butka
Mayor of Tirana
In office
21 October 1935 – 7 November 1936
Preceded byAbedin Nepravishta
Succeeded byAbedin Nepravishta
Personal details
Born1907
Butkë, Ottoman Empire
Died28 November 1997(1997-11-28) (aged 89–90)
Tirana, Albania
NationalityAlbanian
Alma materTU Wien
ProfessionArchitect

Qemal Butka (1907 – November 28, 1997) was an Albanian architect, painter, politician, and postage stamps engraver. He was mayor of Tirana from 1935-1936 but departed from Albania in 1939 to live in Turkey and later the United States. He is also known for projecting several monuments and buildings in Albania.