Qemal Karaosmani

Qemal bey Karaosmani
Born	17 July 1875 Elbasan, Ottoman Albania
Died	5 August 1949 Kavajë, People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Nationality	Ottoman, Albanian
Occupation(s)	Politician, civil clerk
Known for	Participating in Albanian Declaration of Independence of 1912
Spouse	Aishe Resuli
Relatives	Masar, Hadije, Qamuran, Sheriar, Behije, Ali (6 Children), Odeta Nishani (Granddaughter), Aqif Pasha Elbasani (Cousin), Ibrahim Biçakçiu (Cousin)
Family	Karaosmani

Qemal bej Karaosmani (17 July 1875 – 5 August 1949)^[1] was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence,^[2] and an activist of Albanian education. He served as General Secretary and briefly as Minister of Agriculture in the Provisional Government of Albania.

Life

Karaosmani was born in

and Civic Administration.

During his studies in Istanbul, he got in contact with some Albanian patriots and activists, especially

. Based on his contribution to the Albanian education, he was invited in 1908 as a delegate in the (Alb:Shkolla Normale e Elbasanit) was established.

In November 1912, Karaosmani was elected by the Berat leadership as a delegate in the

, and by late November 1913 Minister of Agriculture of Albania.

Karaosmani supported the

which came out of it. He was elected in the

First Albanian Republic

(1925-1928).

After the

got confiscated.

Family

Qemal Karaosmani got married in 1900 to Aishe Resuli, a woman from one of the richest and most powerful families of Berat. The couple has six children: Masar, Hadije, Qamuran, Sheriar, Behije, and Ali. One of his granddaughters are Odeta Nishani (nee Kosova, is Karaosmani on her mothers side).

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