Omer Nishani

Omer Nishani
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist People’s Republic of Albania
In office 22 October 1944 – 22 March 1946
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Enver Hoxha
Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania
In office 16 March 1946 – 1 August 1953
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Haxhi Lleshi
Personal details
Born	5 February 1887 Gjirokastër, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	26 May 1954 (aged 67) Tirana, People's Republic of Albania
Cause of death	Assassinated
Profession	Physician and politician
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Omer Nishani (5 February 1887 – 26 May 1954) was an Albanian medical doctor and political figure involved first in the struggle against Ahmet Zogu (known after 1928 as King Zog) in the 1920s and 1930s, and then in the struggle against the fascist occupation of Albania during the 1942–44 period, becoming Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Albania (thereby becoming the country's head of state) in 1946 and serving in this position until 1953.