Abdyl Frashëri
Abdyl Dume bey Frashëri (Turkish: Fraşerli Abdül Bey, or Abdullah Hüsni; 1 June 1839 – 23 October 1892) was an Ottoman Albanian civil servant, politician during the First Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire, and one of the first Albanian political ideologues of the Albanian National Awakening. During his lifetime Frashëri endeavoured to instill among Albanians patriotism and a strong identity while promoting a reform program based on Albanian language education and literature.
Abdyl Frashëri | |
|---|---|
Abdyl Frashëri | |
| Born | 1 June 1839 |
| Died | 23 October 1892 (aged 53) Istanbul, Turkey, then Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Other names | Abdullah Hysni Frashëri |
| Organization(s) | Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights League of Prizren Assembly of Preveza Albanian Committee of Janina |
| Movement | Albanian Vilayet National Renaissance of Albania |
| Spouse | Ballkëze Frashëri (nee Lahçenja) |
| Children | Mid'hat Frashëri, Feridun Frashëri, Halid Frashëri |
| Relatives | Naim Frashëri (brother) Sami Frashëri (brother) Mehdi Frashëri (nephew) Ali Sami Yen (nephew) |
| Awards | Hero of the People |
He was one of the initiators and a prominent leader of the League of Prizren. He distinguished himself as a political personality from the 1860s through early political assignments. He founded the Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights in Istanbul. He furthermore served as a chosen representative for the Yanya Vilayet in the Ottoman Parliament during the First Constitutional Era, 1876–1877. During the communist regime he was proclaimed with the honour Hero of Albania.