Abaz Hilmi
Abaz Hilmi | |
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| 5th Bektashi Dedebaba | |
| In office 6 September 1945 – 19 March 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Xhafer Sadik |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Myftar |
| Personal | |
| Born | 13 March 1887 Mërtinj, near Sanjak of Yanina, Ottoman Empire (today Albania) |
| Died | 18 March 1947 (aged 60) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Organization | |
| Order | Bektashi Order |
| Part of a series on Bektashi Order Bektashi Order |
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Abaz Hilmi (Abaz Hilmi Dede; 13 March 1887 – 18 March 1947) was the 5th Dedebaba (or Kryegjysh) of the Bektashi Order.[1][2]
Biography
Early years
Abaz Hilmi was born and raised in Mërtinj village in the
From World War I to World War II
He and Baba Shaban fled the tekke in January 1914, when Greece occupied Albanian tekkes and destroyed many of them. They lived in exile in Egypt for four years and were finally able to return to Albania in 1918. Back in Albania, he helped rebuild the tekkes at
After World War II
However, Abaz Hilmi was not liked by the Communists during the years directly following
Murder–suicide
On 19 March 1947, Abaz Hilmi shot and killed both Baba Faja Martaneshi and Baba Fejzo Dervishi, and also killed himself afterwards. Ahmet Myftar was subsequently appointed as Dedebaba by the Communist regime on 8 June 1947.[1]
Tyrbe
Today, the remains of Dede Baba Abaz Hilmi are buried in a
References
- ^ OCLC 1108619669.
- ^ Abaz Hilmi Dede Baba (Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane)