14 Facts About Mufid Libohova

Mufid Bey Libohova was an Albanian economist, diplomat and politician and one of the delegates at the Assembly of Vlore where the Albanian Declaration of Independence took place.

Mufid Libohova served as the first Minister of Interior of Albania, during the Provisional Government of Albania.

Mufid Libohova's mother was Behixhe Hamza, a Circassian from Tuapse.

Mufid Libohova was the sister of the third wife of Mehmet Ali Vrioni.

In 1898, Mufid Libohova was appointed in the Ottoman Embassy in Brussels, where he became Charge d'affaires.

Mufid Libohova served initially in the Ottoman administration and represented Kaza of Gjirokaster, Sanjak of Delvina as a deputy in the 1908 parliament of the Young Turks.

The Ottoman speaker Ahmed Riza responded "There are no Albanians; there are only Ottomans" to which Mufid Libohova replied that "Yes sir, there are Albanians".

Mufid Libohova Bey was among the chief promoters of the Congress of Durres that led, on 25 December 1918, to the creation of a new provisional government headed by former Prime Minister Turhan Pasha.

Mufid Libohova Bey took over the ministry of the interior and justice, and later became minister of foreign affairs.

Mufid Libohova would be an opponent of the Congress of Lushnje event of 1920, as part of the old-case government of Durres together with Mustafa Merlika-Kruja, Fejzi Alizoti, and Sami Vrioni.

Mufid Libohova is considered the father of the Albanian Lek, since he proposed the name and was the minister of Finance when the Lek was put into force.

Mufid Libohova has been member of International Control Commission, which was a provisional institution since the resignation of Ismail Qemali until the coronation of William, Prince of Albania, and the first ambassador of Albania to Italy.

Mufid Libohova was born in July 1876, Libohova, Ottoman Empire and died on 10 February 1927 in Sarande, Albania.

Mufid Libohova had two sons, Malik bey from the first marriage and Elmaz bey from the second one.