1. Kamber Ali was the 3rd Dedebaba of the Bektashi Order.
10 Facts About Kamber Ali
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Kamber Ali served as Dedebaba for only several months in 1944, and was arrested by the Communists in December 1944 since he had fought for the Balli Kombetar.
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Kamber Ali was born in 1869 in the village of Pagria, located near Permet, Albania, which was then under the Ottoman Empire.
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Kamber Ali served as a dervish under Baba Abedin in Frasher.
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Kamber Ali was an active part of the Albanian National Awakening and taught Albanian in the Skrapar, Permet, and Tomorrica regions.
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Kamber Ali was one of the main organizers of the first three National Congresses of the Bektashi.
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Baba Kamber Ali was elected kryegjysh of the Bektashi community on 12 April 1944, succeeding Ali Riza Dede.
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In December 1944, at the age of 74, Kamber Ali was arrested by the Communists was sentenced to life in prison due to his participation in the Balli Kombetar.
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Kamber Ali died on 5 April 1950 in the Tirana prison hospital.
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The remains of Kamber Ali are now buried in a tyrbe at the World Headquarters of the Bektashi in Tirana.